bath

noun

ˈbath How to pronounce bath (audio)
Definition of bathnext
1
as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms after a night in that tropical heat I was practically drowning in a bath of sweat

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2
as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste retired to the upstairs bath to freshen up

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Recent Examples of bath Each primary bedroom has its own walk-in closet, stone bath, and private outdoor space. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2026 The accessory units are a three-bedroom and two-bath apartment and a smaller one-bedroom apartment. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 One of the easiest places to reclaim space is your child’s bathroom, which can be used as a guest bath or for yourself. — Angela Caraway-Carlton, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026 Inserra received a Gatorade bath from his players with a few seconds left in the running clock win. — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bath
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  1. flood
  2. bathroom
  3. torrent
  4. restroom
  5. toilet
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  • Flood warning notices were sent to people's phones throughout Sunday morning, as rescue crews worked to clear a major highway connecting Kathmandu to one of the areas worst-hit by Wednesday's catasrophic floods.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Many of the tracks featured on the project are also declining, which is common after a blockbuster album floods the rankings with new hits.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of flood
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  • The home features three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms with a working fireplace and a sunken garden.
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Flexible boning keeps the waistband upright through hours of standing and dancing, while the open gusset simplifies bathroom trips.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of bathroom
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  • In many cases, bodies have been washed far downstream and rendered unrecognizable, while others still missing are feared to have been buried in the torrent of thick mud.
    — Andrew Jones, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The more this approach has led to the destruction of Palestinian houses, cars, and mosques and the killing of Palestinians, the greater the torrent of criticism from foreign governments.
    — Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • There is seating in and around the splash pad, including picnic tables and pavilions, as well as restrooms and outdoor showers, according to the release.
    — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This might sound like some kind of punishment or endurance challenge today, but in Ancient Rome this was just a standard public restroom.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of restroom
Noun
  • But, the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County advises against it because of bacteria that comes from what humans usually leave in the toilet.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
  • When Hoyos-Munoz stood atop the toilet in his cell, officers went back in and placed him on a bunk in a prone position.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
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