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   Bath

   /baTH/

   

   noun

   • 1. an act or process of immersing and washing one's body in a large container of water: "she took a long, hot bath" Similar washsoakdipshowerdouchesoapingspongingtoiletformal, humorous:ablution
   • ▪ a container of water and its contents; a bathtub: "he lay thinking in the bath" Similar bathtubtubhot tubhip bathsitz bathwhirlpool bathsaunasteam bathTurkish bathpooltrademark:Jacuzziarchaic:slipper baththermae
   • ▪ a public establishment offering bathing facilities.
   • ▪ a resort with a mineral spring used for medical treatment.
   • ▪ a bathroom.
   • ▪ a container holding a liquid or other substance in which something is immersed, typically when undergoing a process such as film developing.

   verb

   • 1. wash (someone) while immersing him or her in a container of water: British "how to bath a baby" Similar give ... a bathwashcleansoakdouchesoapbatheliterary:lave

   Word Origin Old Englishbæth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bad and German Bad.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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