bubble bath
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- noun
- /ˈbʌbəl bæθ/
:
baño de espuma
- After a long day, I love to unwind with a relaxing bubble bath filled with lavender scent.
- take bubble baths
- hot bubble bath
- scented bubble bath
And people think stress is all fight or flight and we should try to de stress and take a hot bubble bath.
- And people think stress is all fight or flight and we should try to de stress and take a hot bubble bath.
- They look like something some Belina would use for her bath, like, you know, like a normal sized bubble bath for a Thumbelina.
Examples
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Maggie, more moderate, fills the tub almost to the rim with lukewarm water and bubble bath, a perennial gift from Kate.
Fiction book (1994) -
The hour before Robin arrived, Hal relaxed in a bubble bath.
Fiction book (1990) -
I could do for a nice hot bubble bath.
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How about a bubble bath?
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I'll take a bubble bath.
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l bet a nice, warm bubble bath back at the hotel would be fabulous about now.
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I'm going home now and take a nice, long bubble bath.
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If you wanted to relax, do some yoga or take a bubble bath.
Blog text (2) -
Vivian is stretched out in the hot bubble bath.
Fiction book (1990) -
Dolly folded her Barbie so that Barbie reclined in the bubble bath, her white toes poking up out of the tub.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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An act of washing the body by soaking in water in a bathtub
How Foamy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'bubble bath' is directly compositional: 'bubble' (foam) + 'bath' (immersing in water) yields a bath with bubbles or a product that creates bubbles. This is a common noun-compound pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Bubble bath shows a simple picture: bubble + bath, meaning a bath full of soft foam and little bubbles. So it means 'a bath with lots of bubbles', often used for relaxing or play.