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bath

UK/bæθ/ US/bɑːθ/ common informal
noun (6) verb (1)

noun

1.

a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

  • “she soaked the etching in an acid bath”
2.

you soak your body in a bathtub

  • “he has a good bath every morning”
3.

a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

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4.

an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons

5.

a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains

6.

a room (as in a residence) containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet

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verb

1.

clean one''s body by immersion into water

  • “The child should bathe every day”
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Origin

From Middle English bath, baþ, from Old English bæþ (“bath”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”).

Phrases

  • aerotone bath
  • air bath
  • Bath and North East Somerset
  • bath bomb
  • bath book
  • Bath brick
  • bath chair
  • Bath County
  • bath cube
  • bath dodger
  • Bath metal
  • Bath note

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