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Word entry · 5 letters

basin

Best crossword clue

"Bowl-shaped container"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈbeɪs(ə)n/Part of speech nounSorted abinsStarts with BEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
1B2A3S4I5N

Definitions

  1. a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids

Word origin

From Middle English basyn, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinum (“wide bowl”).

Used in a sentence

  • First, as you know, my house within the city Is richly furnished with plate and gold, Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands;
  • After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
  • They have a good basin of coffee or cocoa for breakfast […]

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Bowl-shaped container5 letters
02Bowl or sink5 letters

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