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- [bath-hous, bahth-]
- /ˈbæθˌhaʊs, ˈbɑθ-/
- /ˈbɑːθ.haʊs/
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- [bath-hous, bahth-]
- /ˈbæθˌhaʊs, ˈbɑθ-/
Definitions of bathhouse word
- countable noun bathhouse A bathhouse is a public or private building containing baths and often other facilities such as a sauna. 3
- noun bathhouse a building containing baths, esp for public use 3
- noun bathhouse a public building where people can take baths 3
- noun bathhouse a building used by bathers for changing clothes, as at the seashore 3
- noun plural bathhouse a structure, as at the seaside, containing dressing rooms for bathers. 1
- noun plural bathhouse a building for bathing, sometimes equipped with swimming pools, medical baths, etc. 1
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Origin of bathhouse
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705; bath1 + house
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Parts of speech for Bathhouse
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bathhouse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bathhouse
noun bathhouse
- bath — A bath is a container, usually a long rectangular one, which you fill with water and sit in while you wash your body.
- turkish bath — a bath in which the bather, after copious perspiration in a steam room, showers and has a rubdown.
- steam bath — a bath of steam, usually in a specially equipped room or enclosure, for cleansing or refreshing oneself.
- sauna — a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- cabana — a tent used as a dressing room by the sea
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