bath 1  (b ăth, bäth)
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n. pl. baths (b ăthz, bä thz, b ăths, bäths) 1. a. The act of soaking or cleansing the body, as in water or steam. b. The water used for cleansing the body: I'm going to run a bath. 2. a. A bathtub. b. A bathroom. 3. A building equipped for bathing. 4. often baths A resort providing therapeutic baths; a spa. 5. a. A liquid in which something is dipped or soaked for processing: immersed the metal in an acid bath. b. A container holding such a liquid: emptied the bath of dye. 6. a. A medium, such as oil or sand, that controls the temperature of objects placed in it. b. A container holding such a medium.
[Middle English, from Old English bæth.] |
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bath 2  (b ăth)
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n. An ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure, equal to about 38 liters (10 US gallons).
[Hebrew bat.] |
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Bath  (b ăth, bäth)
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A city of southwest England southeast of Bristol. It is famous for its Georgian architecture and its hot mineral springs, tapped by the Romans in the first century AD. |
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