bath
1. a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it) (Freq. 5) - she soaked the etching in an acid bath • Hypernyms: vessel 2. you soak and wash your body in a bathtub (Freq. 2) - he has a good bath every morning • Hypernyms: washup, bathing • Hyponyms: bubble bath, mikvah, mud bath 3. a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body (Freq. 1) • Syn: bathtub, bathing tub, tub • Hypernyms: vessel • Hyponyms: footbath, hot tub, sitz bath, hip bath • Part Holonyms: bathroom 4. an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons • Hypernyms: liquid unit, liquid measure • Part Holonyms: homer, kor 5. a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet • Syn: bathroom • Hypernyms: room • Part Holonyms: dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house • Part Meronyms: bathtub, bathing tub, tub, shower stall, shower bath, toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, potty, throne, washbasin, handbasin, washbowl, lavabo, wash-hand basin
clean one's body by immersion into water - The child should bathe every day • Syn: bathe • Derivationally related forms: bathe (for: bathe), bather (for: bathe), bathing (for: bathe) • Hypernyms: cleanse, clean • Hyponyms: foment • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s somebody
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