washbasin

Other forms of washbasin

plural

washbasins·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about washbasin

What does washbasin mean?

washbasin means "a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in washbasin?

washbasin has 3 syllables: wash-ba-sin. The stress falls on "wash". In IPA it is /ˈwɑʃˌbeɪsən/.

What is another word for washbasin?

Close synonyms include basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory, handbasin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is washbasin a common word?

washbasin is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with washbasin?

1 word rhymes with washbasin. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.