bath
1a washing or immersion of something, especially the body, in water, steam, etc., as for cleansing or medical treatment: I take a bath every day. Give the dog a bath.
a quantity of water or other liquid used for this purpose: running a bath.
a container for water or other cleansing liquid, as a bathtub.
a room equipped for bathing; bathroom: The house has two baths.
a building containing rooms or apartments with equipment for bathing; bathhouse.
Often baths . one of the elaborate bathing establishments of the ancients: the baths of Caracalla.
Usually baths . a town or resort visited for medical treatment by bathing or the like; spa.
a preparation, as an acid solution, in which something is immersed.
the container for such a preparation.
a device for controlling the temperature of something by the use of a surrounding medium, as sand, water, oil, etc.
Metallurgy.
the depressed hearth of a steelmaking furnace.
the molten metal being made into steel in a steelmaking furnace.
the state of being covered by a liquid, as perspiration:in a bath of sweat.
to wash or soak in a bath.
Idioms about bath
take a bath, Informal. to suffer a large financial loss: Many investors are taking a bath on their bond investments.
Origin of bath
1Other words from bath
- bathless, adjective
Other definitions for bath (2 of 3)
a Hebrew unit of liquid measure, equal to a quantity varying between 10 and 11 U.S. gallons (38 and 42 liters).
Origin of bath
2Other definitions for Bath (3 of 3)
a city in Avon, in SW England: mineral springs.
a seaport in SW Maine.
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How to use bath in a sentence
He frequented Turkish baths and commented in his diaries of the physical virtues of sailors.
There are two separate baths, divided by temperature, so you can feel the burn or cool off a bit in the more temperature pool.
Take Refuge from Tokyo’s Winter at These Hot Springs | Condé Nast Traveler | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are also indoor baths and a foot soaking area, the perfect antidote to a long day of pounding the trail.
Take Refuge from Tokyo’s Winter at These Hot Springs | Condé Nast Traveler | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPage would even take what she calls “air baths” in the nude.
‘Bettie Page Reveals All,’ A Close-Up Look at the Pinup Goddess and Sexual Icon | Marlow Stern | November 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA former security guard for Houston says there used to be a “no baths” rule for the superstar.
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People come here to drink the waters of the springs, and to take the baths, which are said to be very invigorating.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayAnd then with a startling suddenness came the thought that, before now, men had been drowned in their baths!
Uncanny Tales | VariousI ordered lukewarm baths, frequent fomentations, and the use of oil and soap, applied externally and rubbed into the body.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferI still continued to suffer, until I luckily thought of using salt-water baths.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferNearly all of the baths in the vicinity of the springs have been uncovered and found in a surprising state of perfection.
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British Dictionary definitions for bath (1 of 4)
/ (bɑːθ) /
a large container, esp one made of enamelled iron or plastic, used for washing or medically treating the body: Related adjective: balneal
the act or an instance of washing in such a container
the amount of liquid contained in a bath
run a bath to turn on the taps to fill a bath with water for bathing oneself
(usually plural) a place that provides baths or a swimming pool for public use
a vessel in which something is immersed to maintain it at a constant temperature, to process it photographically, electrolytically, etc, or to lubricate it
the liquid used in such a vessel
British to wash in a bath
Origin of bath
1British Dictionary definitions for bath (2 of 4)
/ (bæθ) /
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about 8.3 Imperial gallons or 10 US gallons
Origin of bath
2British Dictionary definitions for Bath (3 of 4)
/ (bɑːθ) /
a city in SW England, in Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, Somerset, on the River Avon: famous for its hot springs; a fashionable spa in the 18th century; Roman remains, notably the baths; university (1966). Pop: 90 144 (2001): Latin name: Aquae Sulis (ˈækwiːˈsuːlɪs)
British Dictionary definitions for Ba'th (4 of 4)
Ba'ath
/ (bɑːθ) /
an Arab Socialist party, esp in Iraq and Syria, founded by Michel Aflaq in 1941. It attempts to combine Marxism with pan-Islamic nationalism
Origin of Ba'th
4Derived forms of Ba'th
- Bathi, adjective
- Bathism, noun
- Bathist, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with bath
see take a bath; throw out the baby with the bath water.
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