bathtub
- noun
- /ˈbæθtʌb/
- US
- She filled the bathtub with bubbles before taking a long soak to unwind.
- bathtub drain
- a bathtub ring
- showers and bathtubs
Pictures of me in the bathtub and my will.
- Pictures of me in the bathtub and my will.
- I have one stationary bathtub and I have a very large pot.
- If you were drowning in a bathtub, turn off the water.
- Well, at the top of the bathtub is your overflow drain.
- Give them massage, lay down in the bathtub, wash their hair.
- And when the water goes down the drain in the bathtub, that's a vortex.
- Remember that bathtub with the in and out?
Examples
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Just make sure your bathtub is big enough for you.
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But right now I'm going to soak in that cool bathtub for one solid hour.
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I almost fell into the bathtub one time.
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Besides the bathtub, where is your happy place?
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Wow, the bathtub is on the deck.
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In the first apartment Karen and I had in Chicago, the bathtub was in the kitchen.
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I'm singing in the bathtub!
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I sat on the edge of the bathtub and watched the universe as Mother bathed.
Fiction book (1992) -
The boy looked at that bathtub perched on top of iron eagles' feet.
Fiction book (1990) -
You think this place has a bathtub?
Synonyms
A large rounded container filled with water for washing the body
A large tub of hot water for several people to relax in
A large hot bath with strong water jets for relaxing
A large open container that holds water for washing your body
A small portable tub that you use to bathe babies
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Etymology
Bathtub comes from two simple parts: bath meaning 'washing' and tub meaning 'a large bowl or container you can sit in'. So a bathtub is literally a big tub for washing your body.