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Basin vs Laver - What's the difference?

basin | laver |

As nouns the difference between basin and laver

is that basin is a bowl for washing, often affixed to a wall while laver is a red alga of the genus porphyra or laver can be a basin for washing.

basin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A bowl for washing, often affixed to a wall.
  • (geography) An area of land from which water drains into a specific river.
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  • (geography) A rock formation scooped out by water erosion.
  • Synonyms

    * (bowl) sink

    Derived terms

    * basin of attraction * catchment basin * Chad Basin * drainage basin * oceanic basin * sedimentary basin * Tarim Basin

    See also

    * (wikipedia "basin") *

    Anagrams

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    laver

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (see below).

    Noun

  • A red alga of the genus Porphyra .
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) laveoir, from (etyl) lavatorium. Compare (lavatory).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A basin for washing.
  • * , II.xii:
  • Infinit streames continually did well / Out of this fountaine, sweet and faire to see, / The which into an ample lauer fell
  • One who laves; a washer.
  • That which washes or cleanses.
  • Anagrams

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