shower bath
- noun
- /ˈʃaʊər bæθ/
- UK
- The hotel room had a modern shower bath instead of a traditional bathtub.
Examples
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He prefers taking a shower bath to soaking in the tub.
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A quick shower bath in the morning helps me wake up.
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I love taking a shower bath in the morning.
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Her shower bath was refreshing after a long day.
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Taking a shower bath is a great way to start the day feeling refreshed.
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After a workout, I enjoy a relaxing shower bath to cool down.
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Many people prefer a shower bath for a quick and efficient way to get clean.
Synonyms
An act of washing your body under a spray of water or the device that makes the spray
How Immersive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents denote washing: 'shower' (washing under a spray) and 'bath' (a method of washing), so the compound straightforwardly denotes a type of bath that uses a shower — essentially a shower. This regular noun–noun composition follows common compounding patterns and is readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Shower bath comes from joining shower and bath, giving the clear picture of standing under water sprayed from above to wash yourself; it's like a quick bath while you stand in a shower. That's why it means 'a method or place for washing by standing under sprayed water'.