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Definitions: Washbasin |
WashbasinNoun1. A bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face. 2. A basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: WashbasinSynonyms: basin (n), handbasin (n), lavabo (n), lavatory (n), washbowl (n), wash-hand basin (n), washstand (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Washbasin |
| English words defined with "washbasin": bath, bathroom ♦ slop jar, slop pail. (references) |
| "Washbasin" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Washbasin" is used about 56 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 56 | 45,296 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
washbasin | 4 |
glass washbasin | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "washbasin"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | lavaman (basin, lavatory, sink, wash-hand, washing-stand, washstand). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مغسلة (sink, washer), حوض الغسل. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 水盆. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | umývadlo (wash-basin, washbowl, wash-bowl, washing-stand, washstand). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | لگن دستشوءی (Washbowl). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | pesuvati. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | lavabo (washbowl), cuvette de lavabo (washbowl). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | νιπτήρασ (lavatory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | כיור (basin, pot, sink). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | mosdótál (basin, washbowl, wash-bowl, wash-hand basin), lavór (basin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | wastafel (bathroom sink). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | lavandino (sink, slop, washbowl), lavabo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 手洗い鉢 , 洗面台 (washstand). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | せ"め" い (washstand), てあらいばち. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ashbasinway pia (sink, slop), lavatório (lavatory, rest room, retiring room, sink, washing-stand, washroom, washstand), bacia (basin, bath, bowl, coalfield, dish, drainage-tube, draw, hip, pelvis, pemphigus, reservoir, roller bump, tank). (various references) умывальник (washbowl, washing-stand, washstand, wash-stand). (various references) palangana (basin, bowl, washbowl), lavabo (a washbasin, basin, bathroom, cloakroom, closet, lavatory, loo, sink, toilet, toilette, washbowl, washroom), jofaina (basin, washbowl). (various references) tvättställ (washstand), tvättfat (handbasin, washbowl). (various references) leğen (basin, bowl, dolly tub, pelvic, washbowl, washtub), lavabo (sink, washand basin, washbowl, washing-stand, washstand, wash-stand). (various references) умивальна раковина. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "washbasin": washbasins. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "washbasin" (pronounced wÄ"shbā'sun) |
| 3 | -s u n | aflatoxin, angiotensin, antitoxin, arson, assassin, basin, bison, bolson, businessperson, capsaicin, chairperson, chasten, christen, claxon, comparison, congressperson, damson, delicatessen, diocesan, dioxin, Dobson, ensign, fasten, garrison, Gibson, glisten, hasten, Hyson, jettison, keelson, kelson, layperson, lessen, lesson, listen, loosen, Mason, medicine, moisten, myosin, Nelson, newsperson, oxen, oxytocin, parson, person, rechristen, rhodopsin, salesperson, spokesperson, toxin, unison, venison, weatherperson, worsen. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-h-i-n-s-s-w" | |
-2 letters: bashaws, wasabis. | |
-3 letters: banish, bashaw, basins, bwanas, haniwa, hansas, nawabs, sabins, sahibs, swains, wasabi. | |
-4 letters: abash, assai, awash, basin, basis, bassi, bwana, hansa, isbas, nabis, nawab, sabin, sahib, sains, sasin, shawn, shaws, shins, sinhs, snash, snaws, snibs, swabs, swain, swans, swash, swish, wains, whins, wisha. | |
-5 letters: aahs, abas, ains, anas, anis, ansa, awns, baas. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-h-i-n-s-s-w" | |
+1 letter: washbasins. | |
+2 letters: brainwashes. | |
+3 letters: brainwashers. | |
+4 letters: brainwashings. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)57 61 73 68 62 61 73 69 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .- ... .... -... .- ... .. -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010111 01100001 01110011 01101000 01100010 01100001 01110011 01101001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)W a s h b a s i n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0057 0061 0073 0068 0062 0061 0073 0069 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)576785746867857580 |
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