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bath
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- pronunciation:
- baeth
- phrases:
- take a bath
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Builder
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a process of washing or soaking something in order to cleanse, refresh, or heal.
- synonyms:
- soak, wash, washing
- similar words:
- ablution, cleaning, immersion, rinse, sauna, scrub, scrubbing, shower, soaking, sponge
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| definition 2: |
the water or other liquid in which one soaks one's body or a part of one's body.
He sat in the warm bath and sponged himself.The nurse put the patient's burned hand in a medicinal bath.- similar words:
- ablution, soak, solution, suds, water
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| definition 3: |
a liquid added to bath water to enhance it.
The bubble bath I bought smells wonderful and makes a lot of bubbles.- similar words:
- soak, wash
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| definition 4: |
(often pl.) an establishment where people go to take a bath or to obtain therapy.
Many of the townspeople still frequent the public baths.The baroness often went to the hot spring baths for her health.- synonyms:
- bathhouse
- similar words:
- health club, natatorium, sanatorium, sanitarium, sauna, spa, sudatorium, Turkish bath
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| definition 5: |
a bathroom.
Their home has four bedrooms and two baths.- synonyms:
- bathroom, toilet, washroom
- similar words:
- can, comfort station, commode, latrine, lavatory, lounge, outhouse, powder room, privy, restroom, water closet
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| related words: |
wash |
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| phrase: |
take a bath |
Word Builder: bath +
- bathmat:
a mat on the floor near a bathtub to absorb water.
- bathroom:
a room where people wash and use the toilet.
- bathtub:
a large tub in which a person can wash.
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