handbasin


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Noun1.handbasin - a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)handbasin - a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
basin - a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
bathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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handbasin

[ˈhændˌbeɪsn] Nlavabo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

handbasin

hand basin [ˈhændbeɪsən] nlavabo m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

handbasin

[ˈhændˌbeɪsn] nlavandino
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in periodicals archive ?
The family bathroom has limestone flooring with underfloor heating, large bath, shower, handbasin, wc, heated towel rail and storage/ airing cupboard.
The spacious interior has a cloakroom with a WC and handbasin, a snug with a built-in cupboard and a door to a lobby which adjoins the breakfast kitchen where there is an oil-fired Aga, a Bosch electric oven and a Miele dishwasher.
The brick-built office includes a sink unit, six spotlights, a walk-in shower, handbasin, separate WC and a wallmounted Ferroli boiler also installed last year.
The report states there was no soap or hygienic hand-drying facilities at the wash handbasin in The Indian Kitchen, and that hand washing facilities were not in regular use.
A 27-year-old man suffered a fractured jaw when he was punched in the face, and hit a handbasin as he fell.
The family bathroom, like the en-suite, is tiled with Mandarin Stone tiles throughout, has a deep, side plumbed bath and a carved marble handbasin.
From there, a handsome hardwood staircase leads to the first floor with oak panelled doors opening to the cloakroom with high level WC and wash handbasin.
The full-size handbasin was cut into the worktop and a circular mirror with dressing room-style lights above works well in such a small room.
A first floor study landing leads to a dressing area with fitted cupboards and handbasin, a spacious guest bedroom with exceptional views and a feature fireplace, a bathroom - and that nun's cell store.
If you're short of a container and you've just had a bathroom refitted then plant up an old handbasin, sink or even the loo!
It has an entrance porch, hallway, spacious lounge, breakfasting kitchen, dining room, bathroom, three bedrooms and a separate wc with handbasin. There are gardens on three sides, including a shed, paved patio and fish pond.
Just make sure the loo and handbasin are reasonably clean and there's soap and a clean towel and the rest won't matter.