basins

noun

plural of basin
1
as in bowls
a large circular container used especially for holding water for washing They washed their clothes in a basin.

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2
as in valleys
a depressed or sunken area of land The animals drank from a shallow basin surrounded by grasslands.

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Recent Examples of basins Hurricane safety tips With the season heating up in both basins, this is a good time to review hurricane safety tips. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 Mexico has basins that should be accessible to unconventional production. — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Under that circumstance, big river basins would have the same proportions as the small river basins that feed the tributaries within them. — Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 Inspired by the waterways of Versailles and the reflecting basins of the Taj Mahal, the commission envisioned a reflecting pool linking the future memorial to the Washington Monument. — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 For instance, the Colorado River water that CAP pumps to the cities is relatively clean and requires less purification in municipal treatment plants than what comes out of some groundwater basins or down the Salt River. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2026 While New York City got the brunt of the bad weather Tuesday night, crews are focused on clearing catch basins and checking low-lying streets to help prevent flooding. — Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 29 July 2026 During heavy rains, water can quickly shoot downhill before filling the narrow river basins. — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026 During heavy rains, water can quickly shoot downhill before quickly filling the narrow river basins. — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for basins
  1. bowls
  2. valleys
  3. bottles
  4. pits
  5. tubs
  6. ravines
  7. buckets
  8. troughs
Noun
  • Steamed rice bowls topped with chicken, beef, salmon, shrimp or veggies.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Toss the noodles to coat in the sesame oil, then divide between four serving bowls.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of bowls
Noun
  • The East Bay heat risk is highest in the region’s interior hills and valleys, according to NWS.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Spend your days hiking easy-to-access trails, searching for salamanders, spotting elk in nearby valleys, snapping family photos, and enjoying the peace that comes with screen-free time.
    — Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of valleys
Noun
  • According to police sources, witnesses said two men threw two bottles containing an unknown substance into the deli.
    — Allen Devlin, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Her alcoholic character may have been quaffing vodka from Evian bottles, but that was a red wine thriller all the way.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bottles
Noun
  • The longtime festival favorite pits chefs against one another for both Judges' Choice and People's Choice honors.
    — Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For dessert, the move is to head outdoors for s'mores by the fire pits, which are some of the best seats in the house.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of pits
Noun
  • All-in-one plunge tubs are complete systems that include a dedicated tub along with integrated cooling, water circulation, filtration and temperature controls.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
  • Select between standard and custom tubs and know whether the tub will be used for soaking, kids, or quick showers.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of tubs
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  • Rising from near the Aegean coast to 9,573-foot Mytikas, Greece’s highest peak, the mountain encompasses forests, ravines, limestone cliffs, and alpine habitat with unusually rich plant diversity.
    — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds, thousands of solar panels are distributed like macropixels among ravines, pampas, slopes, and wherever there’s room for them.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Definition of ravines
Noun
  • For now, Paramount isn’t producing the billion-dollar box office smashes that drive millions of butts into theater seats (not to mention robust sales of novelty popcorn buckets).
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Junk food is an aphrodisiac here, with KFC buckets and oodles of brightly colored brand-name candy acting as culinary counterparts to the junk cinema that’s activated something in the movie’s characters and its creator.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of buckets
Noun
  • This is because light waves in these sources stay synchronized with their peaks and troughs, making predictable patterns that were thought essential for photon entanglement.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But Kostyuk, who has done tremendous work of her own this season to add solidity and evenness to a tennis arsenal with impossible peaks, but also deep troughs, had reasons to do much more than feel the agony of missing out.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 9 July 2026
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