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Nouns (6)

n. a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"

n. a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it; "the basin of the Great Salt Lake"

n. the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; "flood control in the Missouri basin"

n. the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water"

n. a concave shape with an open top

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pan

n. shallow container made of metal

n. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

n. plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

n. a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing"

n. lake used to store water for community use

n. a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

dip

n. a depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"

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