bath
1
[ bath, bahth ]
/ bæθ, bɑθ /
noun, plural baths [bath z, bahth z, baths, bahths] /bæðz, bɑðz, bæθs, bɑθs/.
verb (used with or without object), bathed, bath·ing. Chiefly British.
to wash or soak in a bath.
Idioms for bath
take a bath, Informal.
to suffer a large financial loss: Many investors are taking a bath on their bond investments.
Origin of bath
1
before 900; Middle English; Old English
bæth; cognate with Old Frisian
beth, Old Saxon, Old Norse
bath, German
Bad; < Germanic
*bátha-n what is warmed, akin to Old High German
bājan (German
bähen), Swedish
basa to warm; pre-Germanic
*bheH- to warm, past participle
*bhH-to-
OTHER WORDS FROM bath
bath·less, adjectiveWords nearby bath
Definition for bath (2 of 5)
bath
2
[ bath ]
/ bæθ /
noun
a Hebrew unit of liquid measure, equal to a quantity varying between 10 and 11 U.S. gallons (38 and 42 liters).
Origin of bath
2
From Hebrew
Definition for bath (3 of 5)
Bath
[ bath, bahth ]
/ bæθ, bɑθ /
noun
a city in Avon, in SW England: mineral springs.
a seaport in SW Maine.
Definition for bath (4 of 5)
Definition for bath (5 of 5)
Baath
or Baʿath, Baʿth
[ bah-ahth ]
/ ˈbɑ ɑθ /
noun
a socialist party of some Arab countries, especially Iraq and Syria.
Origin of Baath
From the Arabic word
baʿath literally, renaissance
OTHER WORDS FROM Baath
Ba·ath·ism, noun Ba·ath·ist, noun, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for bath
British Dictionary definitions for bath (1 of 3)
bath
1
/ (bɑːθ) /
noun plural baths (bɑːðz)
verb
British
to wash in a bath
Word Origin for bath
Old English
bæth; compare Old High German
bad, Old Norse
bath; related to Swedish
basa to clean with warm water, Old High German
bāen to warm
British Dictionary definitions for bath (2 of 3)
bath
2
/ (bæθ) /
noun
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about 8.3 Imperial gallons or 10 US gallons
Word Origin for bath
Hebrew
British Dictionary definitions for bath (3 of 3)
Bath
/ (bɑːθ) /
noun
a city in SW England, in Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, Somerset, on the River Avon: famous for its hot springs; a fashionable spa in the 18th century; Roman remains, notably the baths; university (1966). Pop: 90 144 (2001)
Latin name: Aquae Sulis (ˈækwiːˈsuːlɪs)
Medical definitions for bath
bath
[ băth ]
n. pl. baths (băðz, băths)
The act of soaking or cleansing the body or any of its parts, as in water.
The apparatus used in giving a bath.
The fluid used to maintain the metabolic activities of an organism.
Idioms and Phrases with bath
bath
see take a bath; throw out the baby with the bath water.