basin

Phonetic Respelling: [ bey-suhn ]

Definition:

n. a wide usually round container with sloping or curving sides for holding liquids; the land drained by a river and its branches

Sentence:

Please fill the basin with water. OR The basin of the Nile flooded.

More example sentences:

Please fill the basin with water. OR The basin of the Nile flooded.

Hear it

A small drainage basin generally contributes to a stream.

Hear it

The basin of the Nile flooded.

Hear it

Synonyms:

sink; washbowl;tub

Antonyms:

hose

Basin rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • cayson
  • chaisson
  • chasen
  • chasten
  • clasen
  • grayson
  • hasten
  • jason
  • klasen
  • leysen
  • mason
  • spleisson
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • capsaicin
  • salveson
• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • gustaveson