(bath, bäth) noun plural baths (bathz, bäthz; baths, bäths)
1. The act of washing or immersing something, especially the body, in water or other liquid. ◆ Collateral adjective: balneal.
2. The liquid substance or element used for this.
3. The container for such a liquid; a bathtub.
4. A bathroom.
5. A set of rooms or a building for bathing: often in the plural.
6. An establishment or resort where bathing is part of a medical treatment: often in the plural.
7. Chem. An apparatus for applying steady heat or heat of a given degree.
8. Phot. Any solution, or the vessel containing it, in which photographic plates, etc., are immersed for treatment.
9. Metall. The molten material in a reverberatory furnace.
10. The condition of being soaked or covered with a liquid.
—v.t. To place or wash in a bath; immerse. [OE bæth]

(bath) noun
An ancient Hebrew liquid measure, one tenth of a homer: equivalent to about 8 1/2 gallons. [<Hebrew]

(bath, bäth)
A city in NE Somersetshire, England, famous since Roman times for its hot springs.