basin
Where rivers drain
A basin is a wide, shallow container for holding liquids—a washbasin or mixing basin.
The word extends to natural formations shaped like bowls: a river basin is the area drained by a river and its tributaries; a geological basin is a depression where sediment collects.
The Great Basin covers most of Nevada.
A tidal basin is an enclosed body of water connected to the sea.
Concave food container
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- receptacleContainer for items
- tubOpen washing basin
- panShallow cooking vessel
dish · washbowl · washbasin · bucket · pail · cistern · reservoir · font
Liquid removal system
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- tributariesStreams joining larger rivers
confluence · hydrology · streamflow · runoff · aquifer · fluvial · riparian · headwaters
Low ground between heights
- depressionProlonged low state
- hollowEmpty within
- lowlandLow-elevation flat land
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
canyon · dell · dale · trough · cirque · caldera · crater · rift
Fixed bowl for washing
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- faucetValve controlling water flow
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- drainChannel for wastewater
plumbing · porcelain · pedestal · undermount · countertop · bathroom · lavatory · spigot
Formed from deposited material
- tectonicOf crustal forces
- structuralRelating to building framework
- riftCrack or estrangement
- oceanicOf the sea
continental · foreland · subsidence · strata · deposition · petroleum · formation · Permian
bowl
Concave food container
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- receptacleContainer for items
- tubOpen washing basin
pan · dish · washbowl · washbasin · bucket · pail · cistern · reservoir · font · ewer
drainage
Liquid removal system
tributaries · confluence · hydrology · streamflow · runoff · aquifer · fluvial · riparian · headwaters · outflow
valley
Low ground between heights
- depressionProlonged low state
- hollowEmpty within
- lowlandLow-elevation flat land
floodplain · canyon · dell · dale · trough · cirque · caldera · crater · rift · syncline
washbasin
Fixed bowl for washing
drain · plumbing · porcelain · pedestal · undermount · countertop · bathroom · lavatory · spigot · stopper
sedimentary
Formed from deposited material
- tectonicOf crustal forces
- structuralRelating to building framework
- riftCrack or estrangement
oceanic · continental · foreland · subsidence · strata · deposition · petroleum · formation · Permian · Appalachian
- hot springssteam, thermal springs, hydrogen sulfide, bubbles, mineral deposits
- sinkssink, washbasin, washbowl, bathroom sink, kitchen sink
- handwashing stationssink, faucet, soap dispenser, paper towels, hand dryer
- planetary featuresvolcano, mountain, crater, canyon, cliff
- cooling towers
- sump pump partsimpeller, check valve, discharge pipe
- Amazon basinLargest drainage area globally
- river basinLand draining to one waterway
- wash basinFixed vessel for washing
- drainage basinsAreas draining to one point
- catch basinGrated pit collecting runoff
- infiltration basinsDepressions allowing water percolation