basin vs steeper

basin

noun
  • An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin. 

  • A rock formation scooped out by water erosion. 

  • A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall. 

  • A depression, natural or artificial, containing water. 

verb
  • To serve as or become a basin. 

  • To shelter or enclose in a basin. 

  • To create a concavity or depression in. 

steeper

noun
  • A vessel, vat, or cistern in which things are steeped. 

  • The stem of a shrub or small tree in a hedgerow, often laid by being partially cut through at the base in the process of laying a hedge. 

How often have the words basin and steeper occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )