bath has definitions from the fields of religion,work,housing,government,geography
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[ 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)

Examples

"she soaked the etching in an acid bath"

Used in print

(Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)

The transducer is coupled to the body through a water bath , not shown .

(1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)

The reproducibilities of helium vapor-pressure thermometers have been investigated in conjunction with a `` constant temperature '' liquid helium bath from 4.2 to 1.8 * * f .

Surface temperature_gradients have been found to exist in liquid helium baths contained in 15 - and 25 - liter metallic storage dewars .

The gradient was about one_half of a millidegree at 4.2 * * f but increased to several millidegrees for bath temperatures slightly greater than the � l point .

Related terms

vessel

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[ noun ] (religion,work) you soak your body in a bathtub

Examples

"he has a good bath every morning"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

An ordinary hot bath or shower will do the same .

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

Ice baths , electric_shocks , lashings , wild_dogs , testicle crushers .

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[ noun ] (housing) a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

Used in print

(Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)

The water in Thor 's big swimming_pool had been covered with a blanket of thick , foamy soapsuds - fashioned , of_course , from ZING - Joyce had dived from the board into the pool , then swirled and cavorted in her luxurious `` bath '' while cameras rolled .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 17052
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[ noun ] an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons

Related terms

liquid_unit homer

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[ noun ] (government,geography) a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains

Related terms

town England

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[ verb ] clean one's body by immersion into water

Synonyms

bathe

Examples

"The child should take a bath every day"

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[ noun ] (housing) a room (as in a residence) containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet

Synonyms

bathroom

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