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- [bath-waw-ter, -wot-er, bahth-]
- /ˈbæθˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər, ˈbɑθ-/
- /ˈbɑːθ.wɔː.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bath-waw-ter, -wot-er, bahth-]
- /ˈbæθˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər, ˈbɑθ-/
Definitions of bathwater word
- noun bathwater water in which a person bathes 3
- noun bathwater water for bathing: He ran the bathwater while he shaved. 1
- idioms bathwater throw out the baby with the bathwater, to eliminate or reject the good along with the bad. 1
- noun bathwater The water used in a bath (bathtub). 1
- noun bathwater water in a bathtub 1
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Origin of bathwater
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; bath1 + water
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Parts of speech for Bathwater
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bathwater popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bathwater usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with bathwater
- how to keep bathwater hot?
- what to put in bathwater for yeast infection?
- what to put in bathwater for itchy skin?
- how much bleach to put in bathwater?
- what does throwing the baby out with the bathwater mean?
- how much bleach to add to bathwater?
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