BASKET BALL
Bas"ket ball`.
Defn: A game, usually played indoors, in which two parties of players contest with each other to toss a large inflated ball into opposite goals resembling baskets.
BASKETFUL
Bas"ket*ful, n.; pl. Basketfuls (.
Defn: As much as a basket will contain.
BASKETRY
Bas"ket*ry, n.
Defn: The art of making baskets; also, baskets, taken collectively.
BASKING SHARK
Bask"ing shark`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver shark, or bone shark. It inhabits the northern seas of Europe and America, and grows to a length of more than forty feet. It is a harmless species.
BASNET
Bas"net, n.
Defn: Same as Bascinet.