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Bath

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Noun

1. bath

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)

Example Sentences:
'she soaked the etching in an acid bath'

2. bath

you soak and wash your body in a bathtub

Example Sentences:
'he has a good bath every morning'

3. bath, bathing tub, bathtub, tub

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

4. bath

an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons

5. bath

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

6. bath, bathroom

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

Verb

7. bath, bathe

clean one's body by immersion into water

Example Sentences:
'The child should bathe every day'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bath

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nounWord forms: plural baths (bɑːðz )
1. 
a large container, esp one made of enamelled iron or plastic, used for washing or medically treating the body
▶ Related adjective: balneal
2. 
the act or an instance of washing in such a container
3. 
the amount of liquid contained in a bath
4.  run a bath
5. (usually plural)
a place that provides baths or a swimming pool for public use
6. 
a. 
a vessel in which something is immersed to maintain it at a constant temperature, to process it photographically, electrolytically, etc, or to lubricate it
b. 
the liquid used in such a vessel
verb
7. British
to wash in a bath
noun
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about 8.3 Imperial gallons or 10 US gallons
noun
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 )
noun
an Arab Socialist party, esp in Syria and formerly in Iraq, founded by Michel Aflaq in 1941. It attempts to combine Marxism with pan-Islamic nationalism

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Bath

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city in SW England: health resort known for its hot springs: county district pop. 84,000
nounWord forms: plural baths (bæðz ; bathz; bɑðz ; bäthz; bæθs ; bat hs; bɑθs ; bät hs)
1. 
a washing or dipping of a thing, esp. the body, in water or other liquid, steam, etc.
2. 
water or other liquid for bathing, or for dipping, cleaning, soaking, regulating temperature, etc.
3. 
a container for such liquid
4. 
a bathtub
5. 
a bathroom
6. 
a.  [often pl.]
a building or set of rooms for bathing
b.  [pl.]
in ancient Greece and Rome, a building used for public bathing, relaxation, etc. and as a social center
7.  [often pl.]
a resort where bathing is part of the medical treatment; spa
8. 
the condition of being covered with a liquid
9.  Chemistry
a. 
a material that acts as a medium for regulating the temperature of things put in or on it
b. 
the container for this
10.  Metallurgy
molten metal in a furnace
11.  Photography
a solution used in developing, fixing, etc.
verb transitive, verb intransitive
12.  British
bathe
noun
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure, variously estimated as equaling from 6 to 10 gal

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bath

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n. pl. baths (băthz, bäthz, băths, bäths)
1.
a. The act of soaking or cleansing the body, as in water or steam.
b. The water used for cleansing the body: I'm going to run a bath.
2.
a. A bathtub.
b. A bathroom.
3. A building equipped for bathing.
4. often baths A resort providing therapeutic baths; a spa.
5.
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.
6.
a. A medium, such as oil or sand, that controls the temperature of objects placed in it.
b. A container holding such a medium.
n.
An ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure, equal to about 38 liters (10 US gallons).
A city of southwest England southeast of Bristol. It is famous for its Georgian architecture and its hot mineral springs, tapped by the Romans in the first century AD.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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