Basin Definition

bāsĭn

basins

noun

basins

An open, shallow, usually round container used especially for holding liquids.

American Heritage

A round, wide, shallow container, as for holding water to wash in.

Webster's New World

The amount that such a vessel can hold.

American Heritage

Its contents or capacity.

Webster's New World

A washbowl; a sink.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Basin

Singular:

basin

Plural:

basins

From Middle English basin, from Old French bacin, from Medieval Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca (“wine jug”), from Gaulish (compare Welsh baich (“load, burden”), Irish bac (“hindrance”)).

From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old French bacin from Vulgar Latin baccīnum from baccus container of Celtic origin

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition