bath

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noun (1)

ˈbath

ˈbäth

plural baths ˈbat͟hz

ˈbaths,

ˈbät͟hz,

ˈbäths

Synonyms of bath next

: a washing or soaking (as in water or steam) of all or part of the body

: water used for bathing

b(1)

: a contained liquid for a special purpose

(2)

: a receptacle holding the liquid

c(1)

: a medium for regulating the temperature of something placed in or on it

(2)

: a vessel containing this medium

: bathroom

: a building containing an apartment or a series of rooms designed for bathing

: spa sense 1

—usually used in plural

British : swimming pool

—often used in plural

: the quality or state of being covered with a liquid

: flood sense 3

: bathtub

verb

bathed; bathing; baths

transitive verb

British : to give a bath to

intransitive verb

British : to take a bath

bath

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noun (2)

: an ancient Hebrew liquid measure corresponding to the ephah of dry measure

Example Sentences

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Noun

The six-bed, seven-bath home is dripping with traditional Moorish flair. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2023 The late actor's 6-bedroom, 7-bath home sold for $5.4 million, according to Compass, whose agent Adam Saget handled the sale. —

Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023 Friends or significant others who don’t align with your bubble-bath-taking, face-masking, alone-time-loving self just won’t last. —

Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 27 Feb. 2023 Key Specs Your guest or half-bath probably has even less square footage than the rest of the bathrooms in your house. —

Amber Joglar, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023 The two-bedroom, two-bath apartment has a split floor plan; on one side, there’s a primary bedroom with an en suite bathroom and dual closets, and on the other, there’s a bedroom with a hallway laundry closet and bathroom. —

Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2023 Units are less costly but also much smaller than the average; a two-bedroom, two-bath Vessel unit measures about 700 square feet. —

Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2023 Two homes are on the market, both under contract: a three-bedroom, three-bath townhouse listed for $690,900, and a three-bedroom, 1½-bath condo for $515,000, McKinney said. —

Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023 One was an unremarkable four-bedroom, three-bath house in the northwest corner of the city. —

David Streitfeld, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2023

Verb

As water pressure has returned, residents may now bath, shower, wash their hands and do laundry, which are safe as long as no tap water is swallowed, according to city officials. —

al, 6 Sep. 2022 Other organic body care products feature everything from lip balms to bath bombs to menopause sprays. —

Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 19 Aug. 2021 See More

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