a basin for washing the hands

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• wash-hand basin — noun a basin for washing the hands ( wash hand basin is a British expression) • Syn: ↑washbasin, ↑handbasin, ↑washbowl, ↑lavabo • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Brita …   Useful english dictionary

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• basin */*/ — UK [ˈbeɪs(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms basin : singular basin plural basins 1) a large bowl fixed to the wall in a bathroom for washing your face and hands in 2) a round open container used for holding liquids or for storing or mixing… …   English dictionary

• basin — [ˈbeɪs(ə)n] noun [C] 1) a round open container that is used for holding liquids or for storing or mixing food 2) a large bowl fixed to the wall in a bathroom for washing your face and hands in Syn: washbasin 3) a large area of land from which… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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• washbasin — 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) he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face • Syn: ↑basin, ↑washbowl, ↑washstand …   Useful english dictionary

• washbowl — 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) he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face • Syn: ↑washbasin, ↑basin, ↑washstand …   Useful english dictionary

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• lavatory — [14] The notion of ‘washing’ was represented in prehistoric Indo European by *lou , which produced Greek loúein ‘wash’, English lather, and Latin lavāre ‘wash’. This last has been a fruitful source of English words, not all of them as obvious as… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• handbasin — noun a basin for washing the hands ( wash hand basin is a British expression) • Syn: ↑washbasin, ↑washbowl, ↑lavabo, ↑wash hand basin • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑ …   Useful english dictionary