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How to pronounce handbasin in English?

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Synonyms lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbasin, washbowl
Type of basin

Examples of handbasin

handbasin
Its piece de resistance was an enormous triffid-like handbasin.
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As I approached, water began running spookily in the handbasin.
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While I was honeymooning in Phuket, I brought back the handbasin from the hotel room we were staying in as we loved it so much.
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He stole candy from the corner store, smoked cigars in the local cinema, spied on the nursemaid while she washed her breasts in a handbasin.
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A little later he ushered me to a pristine handbasin, to a crystal soap dispenser, to an individual, monogrammed hand-towel, to a marble bench where unguents glowed in glass vials.
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More examples
  • Washbasin: a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
  • In plumbing, a sink or basin is a bowl-shaped fixture that is used for washing hands or small objects.