bathing tub
- noun
- /ˈbeɪθɪŋ tʌb/
:
bañera
- We installed a beautiful bathing tub in our bathroom, perfect for soaking after a tiring week.
Examples
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Later, when he'd scrubbed off the road's grime, eaten all of the bread and broth, much of the cheese, and emptied the wine flask by at least half, Dail finally left the bathing tub -- filled for the third time.
Fiction book (1992) -
After a long day at work, I love to relax in my large bathing tub filled with warm water.
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They did not keep servants at Verdant Hall, but there were folk whose task it was to see to a guest's needs, and sooner than Dail would have thought possible, two men appeared with a wide and deep bathing tub, three others with buckets filled with cold, cold water.
Fiction book (1992) -
The luxurious hotel room featured a spacious bathing tub where guests could unwind and enjoy a peaceful soak.
Synonyms
343
1.0
A large rounded container filled with water for washing the body
178
1.0
A large tub that holds water for a person to sit or lie in and wash
How Big
- UK
4
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a large container for washing the body' is directly and compositionally built from 'bathing' (immersing the body) + 'tub' (a basin for bathing). This straightforward noun-noun combination follows common compounding patterns (and parallels equivalents in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The name bathing tub comes from the simple picture of a large tub filled with water for bathing, where a person sits to wash. That's why it means 'a large, open container used to hold water for washing the body'.