washbasin
Britishnoun
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Also called: washbowl. a basin or bowl for washing the face and hands
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Also: wash-hand basin. a bathroom fixture with taps, used for washing the face and hands
Example Sentences
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Kurczy likens it to a "washbasin for Godzilla."
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2021
They hid under a washbasin for three days surviving on cookies and a bag of pinol, a cornstarch and chocolate powder mixed with water or milk.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2018
Instead of traditional boys and girls toilets with partially-enclosed cubicles in a closed off sometimes intimidating space, the academy uses full-enclosed cubicles that open into a public washbasin area.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2017
He was eighty-five, and during a trip to Mexico he fell and hit his head against a washbasin while getting up in the night.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 14, 2015
There was a pitcher of water and a washbasin in each bedroom for washing up.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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