bath Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

AS. bæ; akin to OS. & Icel. ba, Sw., Dan., D., & G. bad, and perh. to G. bähen to foment.

plural Baths

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.
Water or other liquid for bathing.
A receptacle or place where persons may immerse or wash their bodies in water.
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.
(Chem.) A medium, as heated sand, ashes, steam, hot air, through which heat is applied to a body.
(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.

Heb.

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.

A city in the west of England, resorted to for its hot springs, which has given its name to various objects.