Meaning : A bowl-shaped vessel. Usually used for holding food or liquids.
Example :
She mixed the dough in a large basin.
Meaning : A natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it.
Example :
The basin of the Great Salt Lake.
Meaning : The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries. An area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet.
Example :
Flood control in the Missouri basin.
Synonyms : catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, watershed