basined

ba·sin

 (bā′sĭn)

n.

1.

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

b. The amount that such a vessel can hold.

2. A washbowl; a sink.

3.

a. A body of water that is connected to the sea and is partially or almost completely enclosed by land.

b. A small body of water that is artificially enclosed.

4. See watershed.

5. Geology

a. A broad tract of land in which the rock strata are tilted toward a common center.

b. A large, bowl-shaped depression in the surface of the land or ocean floor.

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[Middle English, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccīnum, from *baccus, container, of Celtic origin.]

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ba′sin·al adj.

ba′sined (-sĭnd) adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

basined - enclosed in a basin enclosed - closed in or surrounded or included within; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling"

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