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Spa

/ˈspɐː/

A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring.

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noun
  1. 1

    A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring.

  2. 2

    A trendy or fashionable resort.

  3. 3

    A health club.

  4. 4

    A hot tub

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WordDefinition
watering holenoun(idiomatic) A bar or other local drinking establishment.
watering placenounA place where there are springs of medicinal water, or a place by the sea, or by some large body of water, that people visit for bathing, recreation, boating, etc.
resort hotelA resort hotel is a hotel which often contains full-sized luxury facilities with full-service accommodations and amenities.

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WordDefinition
watering holenoun(idiomatic) A bar or other local drinking establishment.
watering placenounA place where there are springs of medicinal water, or a place by the sea, or by some large body of water, that people visit for bathing, recreation, boating, etc.
resort hotelA resort hotel is a hotel which often contains full-sized luxury facilities with full-service accommodations and amenities.
saunanounA room or a house designed for heat sessions.
jacuzzinounA hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body.
bathhousenounA building with baths for communal use.
tubnounA bathtub.
napsnoun(slang) kinky or curly hair
measverb(knitting) Abbreviation of measures.
resortnounA place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
sapnoun(uncountable) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.
sabanounA triploid hybrid banana cultivar from the Philippines (Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana).
ampnoun(colloquial, countable) Clipping of ampere. [A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A]
apssnoun(US, Navy) Auxiliary Provisions Sub Surface - diesel powered transport submarine
assemblynounA congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
engnounThe velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink.
psanoun(medicine, immunology) Initialism of prostate-specific antigen. [(medicine) A glycoprotein enzyme secreted by the epithelial cells of the prostate gland and becoming part of the ejaculate; used in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.]
ppsnounInitialism of Public Prosecution Service.
psatnoun(US) Initialism of Preliminary SAT.
epsnounA commune of Pas-de-Calais department, France.

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