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Bath

/bɐːθ/

A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.

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📖 Definitions of "Bath"

noun

1
A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
2
A building or area where bathing occurs.
3
The act of bathing.
4
A substance or preparation in which something is immersed.
"a bath of heated sand, ashes, steam, or hot air"

verb

1
To wash a person or animal in a bath

noun

1
A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
2
A lavatory: a room containing a toilet and (typically but not necessarily) a bathtub.
"Most Americans don't know 'WC' and many Brits mock 'bathroom' but almost everyone understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'."

🔄 Synonyms of "Bath"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
batheverb	(intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
bathroomnoun	A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
tubnoun	A bathtub.
bathtubnoun	A large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bath"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
bathtubnoun	A large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath).
tubnoun	A bathtub.
bathroomnoun	A room containing a shower or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.
bathwaternoun	The water used in a bath (bathtub).
balnearynoun	A room for bathing.
hamamnoun	Alternative form of hammam (“bathhouse”). [A communal bathhouse in Islamic countries and communities.]
bathhousenoun	A building with baths for communal use.
washnoun	The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
washingnoun	(countable) The action of the verb to wash
washroomnoun	(Canada, Asia, rarely US, euphemistic) A room with a toilet, particularly a public toilet.
toiletnoun	(UK, Australia, Hong Kong) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet.
bubblenoun	A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.
soapnoun	(chemistry) A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.
soaknoun	(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
wetnoun	Liquid or moisture.
poolnoun	A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
sinknoun	A basin used for holding water for washing.
steamnoun	The hot gaseous form of water, formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase (at or above its boiling point temperature).
pondnoun	An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
cleansingnoun	The process of removing dirt, toxins etc.