soaking bath
1bath — bath1 [bath, bäth] n. pl. baths [bathz, bäthz; baths, bäths] [ME < OE bæth < IE base * bhe , to warm > BAKE] 1. a washing or dipping of a thing, esp. the body, in water or other liquid, steam, etc. 2. water or other liquid for bathing,… …
2bath — [n1] washing with water and, usually, soap ablution, cleansing, dip, douche, dousing, gargle, laving, scrubbing, shower, soak, soaking, soaping, sponging, tub, wash; concepts 161,165 bath [n2] room for bathing bathroom, lavatory, powder room,… …
3bath — noun 1) he lay soaking in the bath Syn: bathtub, tub, hot tub, whirlpool, sauna, steam bath, Turkish bath; trademark Jacuzzi 2) give it a bath Syn: wash, soak, cleansing, soaking …
4bath — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wash(ing); dip, plunge; whirlpool, Jacuzzi; Turkish or Swedish bath. See cleanness, water. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of cleansing the body] Syn. bathing, washing, laving, sponge bath, shower, tub …
5bath — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (BrE) (also bathtub AmE, BrE) large container for washing your body ADJECTIVE ▪ free standing, sunken ▪ cast iron, tin VERB + BATH/BATHTUB …
6bath — 1. Immersion of the body or any of its parts in water or any other yielding or fluid medium, or application of such medium in any form to the body or any of its parts. 2. Apparatus used in giving a b. of any form, qualified according to the… …
7bath — n 1. wash, washing, cleaning, Both Brit. Inf. tub, tubbing; lavation, lavage, laving, cleansing, ablution; immersion, submergence, dunk, dunking, dip, dipping; soak, soaking, douse, dousing, rinse, rinsing, flush, flushing, shower, showering,… …
8bath — I. noun (plural baths) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bæth; akin to Old High German bad bath, Old High German bāen to warm Date: before 12th century 1. a washing or soaking (as in water or steam) of all or part of the body 2. a.… …
9Turkish bath — The Turkish bath ( tr. hamam; from ar. حمّام, ArabDIN|ḥammām ) is the Middle Eastern variant of a steam bath, which can be categorized as a wet relative of the sauna. They have played an important role in cultures of the Middle East, serving as… …
10Turkish bath — a bath in which the bather, after copious perspiration in a steam room, showers and has a rubdown. [1635 45] * * * Bath originating in the Middle East, combining exposure to warm air, steam immersion, massage, and a cold bath or shower. The… …