noun
1. a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face (Freq. 1)
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he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face
• Hypernyms: ↑sink
2. a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
• Syn: ↑washbasin, ↑handbasin, ↑lavabo, ↑wash-hand basin
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑basin
Useful english dictionary. 2012.