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bathtub

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bath·tub  (bthtb, bäth-)
n.
A tub for bathing, especially one installed in a bathroom.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bathtubbathtub - a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
bathing tub, tub, bath
bathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
footbath - a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet
hot tub - a very large tub (large enough for more than one bather) filled with hot water
hip bath, sitz bath - a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position
vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
Translations
bathtub [ˈbɑːθtʌb] n → bañera
bathtub [ˈbɑːθtʌb] bath n → baignoire f
bathtub [ˈbɑːθtʌb] n → (Bade)wanne f
bathtub [ˈbɑːθtʌb] n → (vasca da) bagno


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We think of it just after we get our heads and faces thoroughly wet or just when we think we have been in the bathtub long enough, and then, of course, an annoying delay follows.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
The room is divided by a great curtain; you draw this curtain aside, and find a large white marble bathtub, with its rim sunk to the level of the floor, and with three white marble steps leading down to it.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
He painted and papered her rooms for her that spring, and put in a porcelain bathtub in place of the tin one that had satisfied the former tenant.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
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