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

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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

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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

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