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bath 1
(băth, bäth)n. pl. baths (băthz, bäthz, băths, 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.]
bath 2
(băth)n.
An ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure, equal to about 38 liters (10 US gallons).
[Hebrew bat.]
Bath
(băth, bäth) 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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Translations
lázně
bade
kylpylä
kupelj
公衆浴場
수영장
bad (n)
สระว่ายน้ำ
bể bơi công cộng
baths
[ˈbɑːθs] npl (public) → bains mpl publics, bains-douches mplRoman baths → thermes mpl romainsbath salts npl → sels mpl de bainbath towel n → serviette f de bain
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baths
→ حَمَامَات lázně bade Bäder λουτρά baños kylpylä bains kupelj terme 公衆浴場 수영장 zwembad offentlig bad łazienki casa de banhos, piscina pública баня bad (n) สระว่ายน้ำ hamam bể bơi công cộng 室内公共游泳池Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009