bath
IPA: bˈæθ
noun
- A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
- A building or area where bathing occurs.
- The act of bathing.
- The body of liquid one bathes in.
- (by extension) A substance or preparation in which something is immersed.
- (historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about 23 L or 6 gallons).
- A city in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, famous for its baths fed by a hot spring.
- A village in the Netherlands.
- A village in New Brunswick, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A village in Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana.
- A city, the county seat of Sagadahoc County, Maine; named for the city in England.
- A town in New Hampshire; named for William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath.
- A town and village, the county seat of Steuben County, New York.
- A town in North Carolina.
- A town in Ohio.
- A borough in Pennsylvania; named for the city in England.
- A town and mineral spring in Saint Thomas parish, Jamaica; named for the city in England.
- A surname.
- (real estate, informal) Clipping of bathroom. [A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.]
- (rare, nonstandard, usually in the phrase ‘Bath Party’) Alternative form of Baath [The Arab Socialist Baath Party, a secular Arab socialist political party present in several countries in the Middle East, most prominently Iraq and Syria.]
verb
- (transitive, Commonwealth) To wash a person or animal in a bath.
- (intransitive, informal, Commonwealth) To bathe (oneself); to have a bath.
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Examples of "bath" in Sentences
- He had a bath in the tub.
- The bath had an ambrosia smell.
- A bath is an exercise in pleasure.
- He prohibited bathing in the river.
- A bath is an exercise of stinginess.
- She upbraids him for showering his dog in the bath tub.
- How do you clean the bath with a piddling short shower hose
- Finally, Bloom visits the baths to wash for the rest of the day.
- Or you can wash them using the shampoo you use to bathe the dog.
- The eyebrow expert recommends tweezing your brows after a hot bath or shower.
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