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The definition of a bath is a container filled with water, or the washing of something in water or other liquid, or the room designed for the bathing.
(noun)An example of a bath is a large tub of warm water filled with mineral soap.
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See bath in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. baths
- a washing or dipping of a thing, esp. the body, in water or other liquid, steam, etc.
- water or other liquid for bathing, or for dipping, cleaning, soaking, regulating temperature, etc.
- a container for such liquid
- a bathtub
- a bathroom
- a building or set of rooms for bathing
- in ancient Greece and Rome, a building used for public bathing, relaxation, etc. and as a social center
- a resort where bathing is part of the medical treatment; spa
- the condition of being covered with a liquid
- Chem.
- a material that acts as a medium for regulating the temperature of things put in or on it
- the container for this
- Metallurgy molten metal in a furnace
- Photog. a solution used in developing, fixing, etc.
Origin: ME < OE bæth < IE base *bhe-, to warm > bake
transitive verb, intransitive verb
Brit. bathe
noun
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure, variously estimated as equaling from 6 to 10 gal
Origin: Heb bat
city in SW England: health resort known for its hot springs: county district pop. 84,000
See bath in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. baths baths (băÞz, bäÞz, băths, bäths)
- a. The act of soaking or cleansing the body, as in water or steam.b. The water used for cleansing the body.
- a. A bathtub.b. A bathroom.
- A building equipped for bathing.
- A resort providing therapeutic baths; a spa. Often used in the plural.
- a. A liquid in which something is dipped or soaked for processing: immersed the metal in an acid bath.b. A container holding such a liquid: emptied the bath of dye.
- a. A medium, such as oil or sand, that controls the temperature of objects placed in it.b. A container holding such a medium.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English bǽth
.noun
An ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure, equal to about 38 liters (10 U.S. gallons).
Origin:
Origin: Hebrew bat
.
A city of southwest England southeast of Bristol. Famous for its Georgian architecture and its hot mineral springs, tapped by the Romans in the first century A.D., it is a popular resort. Population: 90,100.
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