Antonyms for washbasin


Grammar : Noun
Spell : wosh-bohl, wawsh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɒʃˌboʊl, ˈwɔʃ-


Definition of washbasin

  • As in basin : noun container or area where water is held
Example sentences :
  • She's bought him a washbasin with a rim of puppies, and a red stocking cap.
  • Extract from : « Christmas » by Zona Gale
  • One evening I stepped to the door to throw out a washbasin of water and saw a large dog standing there.
  • Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various
  • There was a bed in it of excellent quality, a chair and one very rickety table furnished with jug and washbasin—no more.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • He got up, went to the washbasin and sopped a towel, which he bound about his head and lay down again—no relief.
  • Extract from : « Flint » by Maud Wilder Goodwin
  • Be it remembered that the sahib's shirts are correctly enumerated, and that there is an extra piece of soap in his washbasin.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition » by Rudyard Kipling
  • A moment later, he heard a faint gurgling sound, as though something were being poured down the washbasin drain.
  • Extract from : « The Big Trip Up Yonder » by Kurt Vonnegut
  • The flushed youth who had rashly claimed Mary Hope as his girl was outside with a washbasin trying to stop his nose from bleeding.
  • Extract from : « Rim o' the World » by B. M. Bower
  • Gladys stood in her tent under the big murmuring pine tree washing handkerchiefs in her washbasin.
  • Extract from : « The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle » by Hildegard G. Frey
  • She went to a table on which stood the washbasin a pitcher of water, soap and a comb and brush.
  • Extract from : « Original Short Stories, Volume 11 (of 13) » by Guy de Maupassant
  • A piece of wire formed into the shape shown in the sketch makes a handy hook to hold a washbasin when it is not in use.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 » by Various

Synonyms for washbasin

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