bath

noun9

1. •
   A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
2. •
   a time spent in water to get clean, rather than washing under a shower

   • Do you prefer baths or showers?
3. •
   The act of bathing; an instance of this; the taking of a bath.
4. •
   An act of immersing the body in a specified substance, especially for hygiene, pleasure, or wellness, or a facility for this: e.g. mud bath, steam bath.
5. •
   A building or area where bathing occurs.

   • Among the ancients, the public baths were of amazing extent and magnificence. — 1842
6. •
   (informal) Clipping of bathroom.

   • The master bath has two sinks.
7. •
   The body of liquid one bathes in.
8. •
   A substance or preparation in which something is immersed.

   • a bath of heated sand, ashes, steam, or hot air
9. •
   (historical) A former Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about 23 L or 6 gallons).

verb2

1. •
   (Commonwealth) To wash a person or animal in a bath.

   • For grooming at home, obviously the choice is yours whether you wish to bath the dog in your own bath or sink, or if you want to buy one specifically for the purpose. — 2006
2. •
   (Commonwealth, informal) To bathe (oneself); to have a bath.

   • A man's home may be handy to the mine, in which case he would not need to lose the bath, but if he lived any distance away he would bath at the mine. — 1912

noun1

1. •
   A city in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England, famous for its baths fed by a hot spring.