bath Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
  2. noun you soak and wash your body in a bathtub
    • he has a good bath every morning
  3. noun a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
    bathing tub; bathtub; tub.
  4. noun an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons
  5. noun a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains
  6. noun a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
    bathroom.
  7. verb clean one's body by immersion into water
    bathe.
    • The child should bathe every day

WordNet


Bath noun
Etymology
AS. ; akin to OS. & Icel. ba, Sw., Dan., D., & G. bad, and perh. to G. bähen to foment.
Wordforms
plural Baths
Definitions
  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.) A medium, as heated sand, ashes, steam, hot air, through which heat is applied to a body.
  6. (Photog.) A solution in which plates or prints are immersed; also, the receptacle holding the solution. Bath is used adjectively or in combination, in an obvious sense of or for baths or bathing; as, bathroom, bath tub, bath keeper.
Bath noun
Etymology
Heb.
Definitions
  1. 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 noun
Definitions
  1. A city in the west of England, resorted to for its hot springs, which has given its name to various objects.

Webster 1913