bath : Idioms & Phrases

• . (a) An apparatus for the application of air to the body. (b) An arrangement for drying substances in air of any desired temperature.

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• noun Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
  Ornithogalum pyrenaicum; Prussian asparagus.
  

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• a preparation of calcareous earth, in the form of a brick, used for cleaning knives, polished metal, etc.

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• noun a wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa
  

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• a kind of chair on wheels, as used by invalids at Bath. "People walked out, or drove out, or were pushed out in their Bath chairs." Dickens.

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• a house used for the purpose of bathing; also a small house, near a bathing place, where a bather undresses and dresses.

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• noun linens for use in the bathroom
  

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• noun a heavy towel or mat to stand on while drying yourself after a bath
  

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• an alloy consisting of four and a half ounces of zinc and one pound of copper.

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• noun (Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility
  bas mitzvah; bat mitzvah.
  

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• a folded writing paper, 8 1/2 by 14 inches.

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• noun a scented oil added to your bath water
  

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• noun a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing)
  dusting powder; toilet powder.
  

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• noun a preparation that softens or scents a bath
  

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• noun soap used as a toiletry
  toilet soap; face soap.
  

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• a species of limestone (oölite) found near Bath, used for building.

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• noun a large towel; to dry yourself after a bath
  

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• noun water used for a bath
  

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• noun a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming
  swimming cap.
  

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• noun tight fitting garment worn for swimming
  bathing costume; swimming costume; swimwear; swimsuit.
  

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• noun a building containing dressing rooms for bathers
  bathhouse.
  

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• noun tight fitting garment worn for swimming
  bathing costume; swimming costume; swimwear; swimsuit.
  

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• noun swimsuit worn by men while swimming
  swimming trunks.
  

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• noun a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
  bathtub; tub; bath.
  

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• noun a bath in which you add something to foam and scent the bath water
  

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• . See Douche.

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• a bath taken by immersing the naked body in earth for healing purposes.

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• noun a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position
  hip bath.
  

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• noun a bath in warm mud (as for treating rheumatism)
  

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• an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for disease.

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• a high order of British knighthood, composed of three classes, viz., knights grand cross, knights commanders, and knights companions, abbreviated thus: G. C. B., K. C. B., K. B.

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• an immersion by plunging; also, a large bath in which the bather can wholly immerse himself.

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• a kind of vapor bath which consists in a prolonged exposure of the body to the influence of the steam of water, followed by washings and shampooings.

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• . (a) (Chem.) A vessel of hot sand in a laboratory, in which vessels that are to be heated are partially immersed . (b) A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand.

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• noun bathing in the sea or ocean
  

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• noun an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer
  short-stop; short-stop bath.
  

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• noun booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom
  shower stall.
  
• noun washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle
  shower.
  
  • he took a shower after the game

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• a bath in which water is showered from above, and sometimes from the sides also.

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• noun a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position
  hip bath.
  

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Sitz" bath`

Etymology

G. sitzbad.

Definitions

1. A tub in which one bathes in a sitting posture; also, a bath so taken; a hip bath.

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• noun you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub
  

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• noun a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term
  vapor bath; steam bath; steam room.
  
• noun you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower
  vapor bath; steam bath; Turkish bath.
  

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• noun an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer
  short-stop; short-stop bath.
  

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• (Med.), exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; insolation.

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• noun immersing the body in sunlight
  

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• a bath producing sensible sweat; a stove or sudatory.

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• noun pool that provides a facility for swimming
  swimming pool; natatorium.
  
  • `swimming bath' is a British term

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• noun a steam room where facilities are available for a bath followed by a shower and massage
  
• noun you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower
  vapor bath; steam bath; Turkish bath.
  

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• a kind of bath in which a profuse perspiration is produced by hot air, after which the body is washed and shampooed.

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• noun a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term
  vapor bath; steam bath; steam room.
  
• noun you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower
  vapor bath; steam bath; Turkish bath.
  

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• . (a) A bath in vapor; the application of vapor to the body, or part of it, in a close place; also, the place itself. (b) (Chem.) A small metallic drying oven, usually of copper, for drying and heating filter papers, precipitates, etc.; called also air bath. A modified form is provided with a jacket in the outside partition for holding water, or other volatile liquid, by which the temperature may be limited exactly to the required degree.

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• noun a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term
  vapor bath; steam bath; steam room.
  
• noun you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower
  vapor bath; steam bath; Turkish bath.
  

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Wa"ter bath`

Definitions

1. A device for regulating the temperature of anything subjected to heat, by surrounding the vessel containing it with another vessel containing water which can be kept at a desired temperature; also, a vessel designed for this purpose.

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