bath

[ bath, bahth ]

/ bæθ, bɑθ /

noun, plural baths [bath z, bahth z, baths, bahths] /bæðz, bɑðz, bæθs, bɑθs/.

a washing or immersion of something, especially the body, in water, steam, etc., as for cleansing or medical treatment: I take a bath every day. Give the dog a bath.

a quantity of water or other liquid used for this purpose: running a bath.

a container for water or other cleansing liquid, as a bathtub.

a room equipped for bathing; bathroom: The house has two baths.

a building containing rooms or apartments with equipment for bathing; bathhouse.

Often baths. one of the elaborate bathing establishments of the ancients: the baths of Caracalla.

Usually baths. a town or resort visited for medical treatment by bathing or the like; spa.

a preparation, as an acid solution, in which something is immersed.

the container for such a preparation.

a device for controlling the temperature of something by the use of a surrounding medium, as sand, water, oil, etc.

Metallurgy.

the depressed hearth of a steelmaking furnace.
the molten metal being made into steel in a steelmaking furnace.

the state of being covered by a liquid, as perspiration: in a bath of sweat.

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

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, adjective

Words nearby bath

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Definition for bathed (2 of 2)

bathe

[ beyth ]

/ beɪð /

verb (used with object), bathed, bath·ing.

to immerse (all or part of the body) in water or some other liquid, for cleansing, refreshment, etc.

to wet; wash.

to moisten or suffuse with any liquid.

to apply water or other liquid to, with a sponge, cloth, etc.: to bathe a wound.

to wash over or against, as by the action of the sea, a river, etc.: incoming tides bathing the coral reef.

to cover or surround: a shaft of sunlight bathing the room; a morning fog bathing the city.

verb (used without object), bathed, bath·ing.

to take a bath or sunbath.

to swim for pleasure.

to be covered or surrounded as if with water.

noun

British.

the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
a swimming bath.

Origin of bathe

before 1000; Middle English bath(i)en, Old English bathian, equivalent to bæth bath¹ + -ian infinitive suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM bathe

re·bathe, verb, re·bathed, re·bath·ing.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bathe

bath bathe

Example sentences from the Web for bathed

It is an advertising campaign, selling Dior and selling her, bathed in the false glow of intimacy.

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And the rest of his policy ideas, even when right-leaning, were bathed in a soft, summer camp biblical glow.

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But Still Walking is bathed in lovely summer light, and it floats on air.

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I was a student of masculinity from a very young age, (perhaps even as I bathed in a hormone cocktail in the womb).

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Three and half days after his birth/death, I undressed my son, changed his nappy, bathed him, and dressed him in an outfit.

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We had bathed together a hundred times in London and elsewhere.

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And again the ripe beauty of the garden was bathed in solemn silence.

Foma Gordyeff |Maxim Gorky
As she bathed her eyes she said, "You don't care, do you, Lottie?"

The Kentons |William Dean Howells
Its soil has been bathed in the blood of Europeans as well as of its aboriginal inhabitants.

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Alfred was sitting, bathed in tears, with two books by his side, a Bible and a prayer-book.

The Penitent Boy |Daniel Parish Kidder

British Dictionary definitions for bathed (1 of 4)

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)

British Dictionary definitions for bathed (2 of 4)

bathe

/ (beɪð) /

verb

(intr) to swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river, esp for pleasure

(tr) to apply liquid to (skin, a wound, etc) in order to cleanse or soothe

to immerse or be immersed in a liquid to bathe machine parts in oil

mainly US and Canadian to wash in a bath

(tr; often passive) to suffuse her face was bathed with radiance

(tr) (of water, the sea, etc) to lap; wash waves bathed the shore

noun

British a swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river

Derived forms of bathe

bather, noun

Word Origin for bathe

Old English bathian; related to Old Norse batha, Old High German badōn

British Dictionary definitions for bathed (3 of 4)

bath ¹

/ (bɑːθ) /

noun plural baths (bɑːðz)

a large container, esp one made of enamelled iron or plastic, used for washing or medically treating the body Related adjective: balneal

the act or an instance of washing in such a container

the amount of liquid contained in a bath

run a bath to turn on the taps to fill a bath with water for bathing oneself

(usually plural) a place that provides baths or a swimming pool for public use

a vessel in which something is immersed to maintain it at a constant temperature, to process it photographically, electrolytically, etc, or to lubricate it
the liquid used in such a vessel

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 bathed (4 of 4)

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

Medical definitions for bathed

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 bathed

bath

see take a bath; throw out the baby with the bath water.

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noun, plural baths [bath z, bahth z, baths, bahths] /bæðz, bɑðz, bæθs, bɑθs/.

verb (used with or without object), bathed, bath·ing. Chiefly British.

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verb (used with object), bathed, bath·ing.

verb (used without object), bathed, bath·ing.

noun

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noun plural baths (bɑːðz)

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n. pl. baths (băðz, băths)

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bath

noun, plural baths [bath z, bahth z, baths, bahths] /bæðz, bɑðz, bæθs, bɑθs/.

verb (used with or without object), bathed, bath·ing. Chiefly British.

Idioms for bath

Origin of bath

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Words nearby bath

Definition for bathed (2 of 2)

verb (used with object), bathed, bath·ing.

verb (used without object), bathed, bath·ing.

noun

Origin of bathe

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noun plural baths (bɑːðz)

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n. pl. baths (băðz, băths)

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