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washbasin

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈwɑʃˌbeɪsən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: W AA1 SH B EY2 S AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A laundry sink or utility sink.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: handbasin, washbowl, lavabo, wash-hand basin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: basin

4

noun

Meaning 4

a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sink

History

Etymology

From wash + basin.

Across languages

Translations

102 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَغْسَلَة (maḡsala) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Arabic: حَوْض (ḥawḍ) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Arabic: كَرْنِيب (karnīb) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Arabic: لَقَن (laqan) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Arabic: جُرْن (jurn) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Arabic: مَغْسَلة (maḡsala) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Arabic: حوض (ḥōḍ) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Aramaic: ܟܪܢܒܐ (karnāḇā) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Aramaic: ܓܘܪܢܐ (gūrnā) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Aramaic: ܐܘܙܢܐ (ʔawzānā) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Aramaic: ܡܫܓܬܐ (mšāḡtā) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Armenian: լվացարան (lvacʻaran) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Azerbaijani: əlüzyuyan — basin used for washing, sink
  • Belarusian: рукамы́йніца (rukamýjnica) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Belarusian: умыва́льнік (umyválʹnik) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Bulgarian: умива́лник (umiválnik) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Bulgarian: мивка (mivka) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Burmese: လက်ဆေးခွက် (lakhce:hkwak) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Catalan: lavabo — basin used for washing, sink
  • Catalan: pica — basin used for washing, sink
  • Chinese Mandarin: 臉盆 /脸盆 (liǎnpén) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Czech: umyvadlo — basin used for washing, sink
  • Danish: vask — basin used for washing, sink
  • Dutch: wastafel — basin used for washing, sink
  • Dutch: wasbak — basin used for washing, sink
  • Dutch: waskom — basin used for washing, sink
  • Finnish: pesuallas — basin used for washing, sink
  • Finnish: lavuaari — basin used for washing, sink
  • Finnish: pesuvati — basin used for washing, sink
  • French: lavabo — basin used for washing, sink
  • German: Waschbecken — basin used for washing, sink
  • German: Waschschüssel — basin used for washing, sink
  • Greek: νιπτήρας (niptíras) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Ancient Greek: νιπτήρ (niptḗr) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Ancient Greek: χέρνιβον (khérnibon) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Hebrew: כִּיּוֹר (kiyór) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Hindi: चिलमची (cilamcī) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Hungarian: mosdókagyló — basin used for washing, sink
  • Indonesian: wastafel — basin used for washing, sink
  • Irish: báisín níocháin — basin used for washing, sink
  • Italian: lavabo — basin used for washing, sink
  • Italian: lavello — basin used for washing, sink
  • Italian: acquaio — basin used for washing, sink
  • Italian: lavandino — basin used for washing, sink
  • Japanese: 洗面器 (senmenki) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Japanese: 洗面台 (senmendai) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Kapampangan: palbibewan — basin used for washing, sink
  • Khmer: អាងលាងសំអាត (ʼaang liəng sɑmʼaat) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Korean: 대야 (daeya) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Korean: 세면기 (semyeon'gi) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Korean: 세수대야 (sesudaeya) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Kyrgyz: умувальник (umuvalnik) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Ladino: lavabó — basin used for washing, sink
  • Lao: ຊາມລ້າງຫນ້າ (sām lāng nā) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Latin: trulleum — basin used for washing, sink
  • Latin: pollubrum — basin used for washing, sink
  • Latin: aquālis — basin used for washing, sink
  • Macedonian: мијалник (mijalnik) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Macedonian: лавабо́ (lavabó) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Malay: sinki — basin used for washing, sink
  • Middle English: basyn — basin used for washing, sink
  • Norman: lavabo — basin used for washing, sink
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vaskeservant — basin used for washing, sink
  • Norwegian Bokmål: servant — basin used for washing, sink
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vaskeservant — basin used for washing, sink
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: servant — basin used for washing, sink
  • Iranian Persian: دَسْتْشویی (dastšuyi) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Polish: umywalka — basin used for washing, sink
  • Portuguese: lavabo — basin used for washing, sink
  • Portuguese: pia — basin used for washing, sink
  • Romanian: chiuvetă — basin used for washing, sink
  • Russian: умыва́льник (umyválʹnik) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Russian: ра́ковина (rákovina) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Russian: рукомо́йник (rukomójnik) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Serbo-Croatian: умивало — basin used for washing, sink
  • Serbo-Croatian: умиваоник — basin used for washing, sink
  • Serbo-Croatian: лавабо — basin used for washing, sink
  • Serbo-Croatian: umivalo — basin used for washing, sink
  • Serbo-Croatian: umivaonik — basin used for washing, sink
  • Serbo-Croatian: lavabo — basin used for washing, sink
  • Slovak: umývadlo — basin used for washing, sink
  • Slovene: umivalnik — basin used for washing, sink
  • Lower Sorbian: myjnica — basin used for washing, sink
  • Upper Sorbian: myjnica — basin used for washing, sink
  • Upper Sorbian: myjadło — basin used for washing, sink
  • Upper Sorbian: wumywadło — basin used for washing, sink
  • Spanish: lavabo — basin used for washing, sink
  • Spanish: pila — basin used for washing, sink
  • Swedish: handfat — basin used for washing, sink
  • Swedish: tvättställ — basin used for washing, sink
  • Swedish: lavoar — basin used for washing, sink
  • Tajik: дастшӯяк (dastšüyak) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Ternate: bas — basin used for washing, sink
  • Thai: อ่างล้างหน้า (àang-láang-nâa) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Thai: อ่าง (àang) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Turkish: lavabo — basin used for washing, sink
  • Ottoman Turkish: لكن (leğen) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Ottoman Turkish: قورنه (kurna) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Ukrainian: умива́льник (umyválʹnyk) — basin used for washing, sink
  • Uzbek: umivalʼnik — basin used for washing, sink
  • Vietnamese: la-va-bô — basin used for washing, sink
  • Volapük: lavaböväd — basin used for washing, sink