bathing (verb)

  • 91fashion — fash|ion1 [ fæʃn ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the fact that something such as a style of dress or an activity is popular at a particular time: Fashions change all the time. fashion for: The fashion for ocean bathing began in the nineteenth… …

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  • 92parade — pa|rade1 [ pə reıd ] noun count * 1. ) a public celebration in which a large group of people move through an area, often with decorated vehicles and bands playing music: the St. Patrick s Day parade a ) a public celebration in which a large group …

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  • 93lather — {{11}}lather (n.) O.E. lauþr foam, washing soda, from P.Gmc. *lauþran (Cf. O.N. lauðr washing soap, foam ), from PIE *loutro (Cf. Gaul. lautron, O.Ir. loathar bathing tub, Gk. louein to bathe, L. lavere to wash ), which is from root * …

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  • 94comply — [[t]kəmpla͟ɪ[/t]] complies, complying, complied VERB If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected. [V with n] The commander said that the army would comply with the… …

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  • 95bath — 1 noun plural baths (C) 1 BrE a large long container that you fill with water and sit in to wash yourself; bathtub especially AmE: run a bath (=make water flow into a bath) 2 an act of washing your body in a bath: After a week of camping, I… …

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  • 96bath — I UK [bɑːθ] / US [bæθ] noun [countable] Word forms bath : singular bath plural baths *** 1) British a long deep container that you fill with water and wash yourself in. The usual American word is bathtub. a) the water in a bath I relaxed in a… …

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  • 97bathe */ — UK [beɪð] / US verb Word forms bathe : present tense I/you/we/they bathe he/she/it bathes present participle bathing past tense bathed past participle bathed 1) a) [transitive] mainly American to wash someone in a bath b) [intransitive] to wash… …

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  • 98cap — I UK [kæp] / US noun [countable] Word forms cap : singular cap plural caps ** 1) a soft hat with a stiff part called a peak that comes out over your eyes a baseball cap an elderly man in a peaked cap a) a soft hat that people wear as part of a… …

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  • 99fashion — I UK [ˈfæʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms fashion : singular fashion plural fashions *** 1) a) [uncountable] the activity or business that involves styles of clothes and people s appearance the world of fashion b) [only before noun] relating to… …

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  • 100parade — I UK [pəˈreɪd] / US noun [countable] Word forms parade : singular parade plural parades * 1) a) a public celebration in which a large group of people move through an area, often with decorated vehicles and bands playing music the St Patrick s Day …

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