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bathwater

UK/ˈbɑːθwɔːtə(ɹ)//ˈbæθwɔtɚ/

bathwater noun: the water used in a bath (bathtub).

Noun

bathwater (usually uncountable, plural bathwaters)

  1. (usually) The water used in a bath (bathtub).

Forms of bathwater

pluralbathwaters
alternative formbath water

Origin of bathwater

From bath + water. Compare Dutch badwater (“bathwater”), German Badewasser (“bathwater”), Swedish badvatten (“bathwater”).

Words formed from bathwater

Phrases with bathwater

Questions about bathwater

What does bathwater mean?
Bathwater means the water used in a bath (bathtub).
What part of speech is bathwater?
Bathwater is a noun.
How do you pronounce bathwater?
Bathwater is pronounced /ˈbɑːθwɔːtə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of bathwater?
The plural of bathwater is bathwaters.

Words near bathwater in the dictionary

  1. Bathurst
  2. bathvillite
  3. bathward
  4. bathwards
  5. bathware
  6. bathwater
  7. bathwaters
  8. bathwatery
  9. bathwear
  10. bathy
  11. bathy-

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