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Washbasin   /wˈɑʃbˌeɪsən/   Listen
Washbasin

noun
1.
A bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face.  Synonyms: basin, lavatory, washbowl, washstand.
2.
A basin for washing the hands ('wash-hand basin' is a British expression).  Synonyms: handbasin, lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbowl.






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"Washbasin" Quotes from Famous Books



... bureau, a small imitation-cherry table, three very ordinary cane-seated chairs with carved hickory-rod backs, cherry-stained also, and a wash-stand of yellow-stained wood to match the bed, containing a washbasin, a pitcher, a soap-dish, uncovered, and a small, cheap, pink-flowered tooth and shaving brush mug, which did not match the other ware and which probably cost ten cents. The value of this room to Sheriff Jaspers was what he could get for it in cases like this—twenty-five to thirty-five dollars a ...
— The Financier • Theodore Dreiser



Words linked to "Washbasin" :   United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, bathroom, lavatory, bath, Britain, wash-hand basin, U.K., sink, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland



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