1. A basin for washing the hands
   "He washed up quickly at the handbasin before dinner";
   - washbasin, washbowl, lavabo, wash-hand basin [Brit]
    
2. A sink or washbasin, especially in a bathroom
   "She brushed her teeth at the handbasin"

Derived forms: handbasins

Type of: basin

Part of: bathroom

Encyclopedia: Handbasin