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bath1 /bɑːθ /noun (plural baths /bɑːðz/)1A large container for water, used for immersing and washing the body: the bedrooms have their own bath and shower he lay in the bath...- Asmodeus laid in the bath submerging herself in a deep pool of water, her eyes closed in concentration.
- I stripped off and got in the bath, laid back and let the water begin its magic of revivifying me.
- Downstairs, there is even a jacuzzi in the bath and a sauna.
Synonyms bathtub, tub, hot tub; hip bath, sitz bath; whirlpool bath, sauna, steam bath, Turkish bath, pool trademark Jacuzzi archaic slipper bath in ancient Greece & Rome thermae 1.1An act or process of immersing and washing one’s body in the water held by a bath: she took a long, hot bath...- Give your child a daily bath with soap and warm water.
- The crisis was so grave that no baths were allowed and toilets were only flushed when essential.
- He used to pay a means-tested fee of £3.45 for a home help to come to his home twice a week to assist him in having a bath and to clean and tidy his home.
Synonyms wash, soak, dip, shower, douche, soaping, sponging, toilet formal or humorous ablution 1.2 (usually baths) British A building containing a public swimming pool or washing facilities: he told them to meet him at the baths they expected me to use the public baths...- Pensioners in Bradford may be able to enjoy free swimming facilities at Corporation baths soon.
- Comparatively little is known of the colonia, but there were large public buildings, including baths, and private buildings with mosaics, attesting to prosperity of a provincial capital.
- The Romans actually were quite good at public health facilities with their public baths and aqueducts and paved streets.
1.3chiefly North American A bathroom: people are spending more money on their kitchen and bath...- The main difference was one had a half bath, kind of bathroom which neither one of us liked, but a much nicer cabinet layout in the kitchen.
- Our party space was maybe 550 square feet - which included the kitchen and a half bath.
- The house in Houston will include guest suites with private baths, communal kitchen, living and dining rooms, a library, a family room and a manager's office.
1.4 [with modifier] A container holding a liquid in which something is immersed, typically when undergoing a process such as film developing.After processing in this bath, the film is clear where the developed silver was and white where the remaining silver halide is....- Great care should be practiced to prevent the potential hazard of accumulating liquid oxygen in the liquid nitrogen bath.
- Leaves were mounted on a Perspex holder with their lower edge touching a reservoir of dilute nutrient solution that also contained the reference bath electrode.
verb [with object] British1Wash (someone) while immersing them in a bath: how to bath a baby...- Decide on a bedtime routine - such as feed your baby, bath her, then settle her in bed.
- I went to parenting classes and learnt how to bath a baby and how to change its nappy, but I never really thought about what happened after the baby came out and was placed on my belly for me to gaze at adoringly.
- Wendy had to show Hendry how to feed, wind and bath the baby and left him alone with her only if she went shopping.
1.1 [no object] Wash oneself while immersed in a bath: there was no hot water to bath in...- It is not healthy, the children are dirty, we can not bath, the water we have we use for drinking.
- These are the people that quite happily let me shower and bath with no hot water for 10 days, because they couldn't be bothered to fix a tap.
- He had taken a vow before his men that he would bath in the waters of the Mediterranean; the time was right to fulfill that vow.
Synonyms bathe, give/have/take a bath, wash, clean, soak, shower, douche, soap, freshen up literary lave formal or humorous perform one's ablutions PhrasesOriginOld English bæth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bad and German Bad. The city of Bath in the west of England derives its name from its hot springs, where people immersed themselves for health reasons. The city gave its name to the bath chair (early 19th century) in which its invalids were transported. The British order of knighthood, the Order of the Bath, has this name because recipients took a bath before being installed—it was a special event. If sports players take an early bath they have been sent off by the referee.
RhymesBarth, garth, hearth, lath, path bath2 /baθ /nounAn ancient Hebrew liquid measure equivalent to about 40 litres or 9 gallons.The Bath, equal to 72 Logs, is thus the liquid equivalent of the Ephah, also equal to 72 Logs....- Ancient pottery, closely corresponding to our above figure, has been found in Tell Beit Mirsim that is marked "bath'' and has a capacity of about 5 gallons.
- The standard liquid measure in the Bible is the bath.
OriginBath3 /bɑːθ /A city in SW England; population 81,600 (est. 2009). Bath was founded by the Romans, who called it Aquae Sulis, and was a fashionable spa in the 18th and early 19th centuries. |