washbasin

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
noun a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)

From wash + basin.

By the door of the station keeper's den, outside, was a tin washbasin, on the ground. — Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year, E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell
Be it remembered that the sahib's shirts are correctly enumerated, and that there is an extra piece of soap in his washbasin. — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling
Wait, I'll show it to you before putting him to bed.” She went to a table on which stood the washbasin a pitcher of water, soap and a comb and brush. — Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant, Guy de Maupassant

basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory

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