bath
20
9.9
- noun
- /bæθ/
- Archaic
:
unidad bíblica de capacidad
- In biblical times, a bath measured around ten gallons, which was significant for trade.
- a ritual bath
Examples
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Take a bath, use some of that nice bath oil, the lemony kind, relax, and go on to bed.
Fiction book (2000) -
Below me were huge stone piers from a bath building.
Academic text (2004) -
Alyssa walks to the master bath, following the voice.
Fiction book (2001) -
I had gone to the ritual bath late, as the sun began to set behind the Judean hills.
Academic text (1995) -
It's 5,000 square feet, three bedrooms, three baths.
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A few years ago, we purchased a 4-bedroom/2-bath home at a state-sponsored tax auction.
Blog text (24) -
So, I moved Jon out of his apartment... to this nice little two-bed, two-bath in the suburbs.
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Even Elyria's dog seemed an old friend, hardly cowering as I approached him after the bath.
Fiction book (1995) -
Look at that: four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a partially finished basement.
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At the end of the room is the sunken bath, the mikva, with its purifying water.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
33
1.5
A container with a lid that holds food or other goods for sale
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.8
A shallow bath you sit in that covers hips and buttocks to reduce pain and help healing
- Specialized
1
7.4
A weak acid liquid used to stop the chemical that makes an image on film or photo paper
- Offensive
A chair with wheels and a cover that a helper pushes to carry sick people at resorts
- NSFW
An illegal man-made drug sold as a bath product that often makes people act violently or become confused
- Specialized
An acidic liquid that stops film or paper from developing before fixing
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bath as a measure comes from Hebrew bath, a unit used in the Bible that held about 10 gallons or 37 liters. So when old texts say a 'bath' they mean a fixed amount of liquid, not a washing.