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sink vs basin

basin vs sink

sink and basin both are nouns.

sink is a verb but basin is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sink Yes No Yes No
basin Yes No No No
As nouns, basin is a hyponym of sink; that is, basin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sink:
  • sink: plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
  • basin: a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
Other hyponyms of sink include kitchen sink, lavatory, washbasin, washbowl, washstand.
sink (noun) basin (noun)
plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system 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
sink (verb) basin (verb)
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
embed deeply
go under
fall or descend to a lower place or level
cause to sink
fall or sink heavily
appear to move downward
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
Difference between sink and basin

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