bath

noun

ˈbath How to pronounce bath (audio)
Definition of bathnext
1
as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms after a night in that tropical heat I was practically drowning in a bath of sweat

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2
as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste retired to the upstairs bath to freshen up

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Recent Examples of bath The couple paid the asking price of $12 million for the 2,800-square-foot four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath apartment. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 7 July 2026 Elsewhere is a library lined with built-ins, a primary suite with a dressing room and a marble bath with a steam shower, plus several flexible spaces that could serve as home offices, guest rooms, or a nursery. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 July 2026 An adjacent room with its own en suite bath offers space for an office, den, library, or as another bedroom, while the other two bedrooms are on the opposite side of the main living area. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026 Open seasonally from early April through the end of November, the glamping accommodations are fully outfitted with West Elm furnishings, organic bath products, and private decks. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bath
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bath
  1. flood
  2. bathroom
  3. torrent
  4. restroom
  5. toilet
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Dondi’s son and son-in-law kept combing the flood area for objects, as did her husband, who also transported bins of things back to the warehouse and coached volunteers.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • And in 1993, after many more floods, the Mississippi swelled again, this time with memorable cruelty.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of flood
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  • The two worked on weekends for over half a year installing electrical, plumbing, a bathroom, air conditioning, TVs and a rooftop deck.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • According to a Lake Havasu City Police incident report, obtained by TMZ and other outlets, officers discovered the handwritten missive tucked in a black basket in a bathroom closet not far from where Sheets’ body was found.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
Definition of bathroom
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  • His second-guessing doesn’t stanch his inner torrent of bile, which continues through dinner with Irène and her mother, and goes on for another fifteen pages of emotional hypotheticals and conditionals.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
  • Most of the deaths were in Hengzhou, where the partial collapse of a reservoir dam sent torrents of water into the city and claimed 26 lives, said Ding Wei, the vice mayor of Nanning city, which has jurisdiction over the area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of torrent
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  • The newborn was found in a portable restroom on the campgrounds of the festival on the morning of Sunday, June 28, the final day of the four-day festival, according to Michigan State Police.
    — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • Several victims were were found in the pub’s restrooms at the back of the pub, the prime minister said, adding that the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
Definition of restroom
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  • On their way in, crews had to clear debris from multiple floors; aside from chunks of concrete, masonry and flooring, obstacles included a bathroom sink and toilet that had tumbled down from above.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • For Gatere, achieving those goals will require broader structural changes to an industry that, until last year, was not even required by law to provide separate toilets for women.
    — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026
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