BATH
bath
(noun) a soaking and washing in a bathtub; “he has a good bath every morning”
bath
(noun) 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); “she soaked the etching in an acid bath”
Bath
(noun) a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains
bath
(noun) an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Bath
A city in Somerset, England famous for its baths fed by a hot spring.
A city, the county seat of Sagadahoc County, Maine; named for the city in England.
A town and mineral spring in Jamaica; 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 village in Illinois.
A village in Netherlands.
A village in New Brunswick.
An unincorporated community in Indiana.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Bath
(rare, nonstandard, usually in the phrase ‘Bath Party’) A secular Arab nationalist political party present in several countries in the Middle East, most prominently Iraq and Syria.
Usage notes
The Arabic word has two syllables. The spelling Bath and the pronunciation with only one syllable are inconsistent with the original Arabic.
Anagrams
• Bhat, baht
Etymology 1
Noun
bath (plural baths)
A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
A building or area where bathing occurs.
(real estate, informal) Clipping of bathroom.
The act of bathing.
A substance or preparation in which something is immersed.
Usage notes
Sense 4. is usually to take (US) or have (UK, Aus) a bath. See also Collocations of do, have, make, and take
Verb
bath (third-person singular simple present baths, present participle bathing, simple past and past participle bathed)
(transitive) To wash a person or animal in a bath
Etymology 2
Noun
bath (plural baths)
(historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about 23 L or 6 gallons).
Meronyms
• (liquid volume): log (1/72 bath); cab, kab (1/18 bath); hin (1/6 bath); cor, kor, homer, chomer (10 baths)
Anagrams
• Bhat, baht
Source: Wiktionary
Bath, n.; pl. Baths. Etym: [AS. bæ; akin to OS. & Icel. ba, Sw.,
Dan., D., & G. bad, and perh. to G. bähen to foment.]
1. The act of exposing the body, or part of the body, for purposes of
cleanliness, comfort, health, etc., to water, vapor, hot air, or the
like; as, a cold or a hot bath; a medicated bath; a steam bath; a hip
bath.
2. Water or other liquid for bathing.
3. A receptacle or place where persons may immerse or wash their
bodies in water.
4. A building containing an apartment or a series of apartments
arranged for bathing.
Among the ancients, the public baths were of amazing extent and
magnificence. Gwilt.
5. (Chem.)
Definition: A medium, as heated sand, ashes, steam, hot air, through which
heat is applied to a body.
6. (Photog.)
Definition: A solution in which plates or prints are immersed; also, the
receptacle holding the solution.
Note: Bath is used adjectively or in combination, in an obvious sense
of or for baths or bathing; as, bathroom, bath tub, bath keeper.
Douche bath. See Douche.
– Order of the Bath, a high order of British knighthood, composed
of three classes, viz., knights grand cross, knights commanders, and
knights companions, abbreviated thus: G. C. B., K. C. B., K. B.
– Russian bath, a kind of vapor bath which consists in a prolonged
exposure of the body to the influence of the steam of water, followed
by washings and shampooings.
– Turkish bath, a kind of bath in which a profuse perspiration is
produced by hot air, after which the body is washed and shampooed.
– Bath house, a house used for the purpose of bathing; -- also a
small house, near a bathing place, where a bather undresses and
dresses.
Bath, n. Etym: [Heb.]
Definition: A Hebrew measure containing the tenth of a homer, or five
gallons and three pints, as a measure for liquids; and two pecks and
five quarts, as a dry measure.
Bath, n.
Definition: A city in the west of England, resorted to for its hot springs,
which has given its name to various objects. Bath brick, a
preparation of calcareous earth, in the form of a brick, used for
cleaning knives, polished metal, etc.
– Bath chair, a kind of chair on wheels, as used by invalids at
Bath. "People walked out, or drove out, or were pushed out in their
Bath chairs." Dickens.
– Bath metal, an alloy consisting of four and a half ounces of zinc
and one pound of copper.
– Bath note, a folded writing paper, 8 1/2 by 14 inches.
– Bath stone, a species of limestone (oölite) found near Bath, used
for building.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition