basin vs vessel

basin and vessel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
basin	Yes	No	No	No
vessel	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, vessel is a hypernym of basin; that is, vessel is a word with a broader meaning than basin:

basin (noun)	vessel (noun)
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids	a craft designed for water transportation
a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face	an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet	a tube in which a body fluid circulates
a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
the quantity that a basin will hold