steam bath

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steem bath, bahth]
- /stim bæθ, bɑθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steem bath, bahth]
- /stim bæθ, bɑθ/

Definitions of steam bath words

noun steam bath a bath of steam, usually in a specially equipped room or enclosure, for cleansing or refreshing oneself. 1
noun steam bath a special room or enclosure, or an establishment containing it, for such a bath. 1
noun steam bath a bath of steam used in laboratories for sterilizing equipment, utensils, etc. 1
noun steam bath sauna 1
noun steam bath a room or enclosure that can be filled with steam in which people bathe to induce sweating and refresh or cleanse themselves 0
noun steam bath an act of taking such a bath 0

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Origin of steam bath

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30

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Parts of speech for Steam bath

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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steam bath popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for steam bath

noun steam bath

bagnio — a brothel
hot tub — a wooden tub, usually large enough to accommodate several persons, that is filled with hot aerated water and often equipped with a thermostat and whirlpool: used for recreation or physical therapy and often placed out of doors, as on a porch.
bath — A bath is a container, usually a long rectangular one, which you fill with water and sit in while you wash your body.
bathhouse — A bathhouse is a public or private building containing baths and often other facilities such as a sauna.
baths — a place having baths or a swimming pool for pubic use

adj steam bath

damp — Something that is damp is slightly wet.
dewy — Something that is dewy is wet with dew.
drizzly — to rain gently and steadily in fine drops; sprinkle: It drizzled throughout the night.
irriguous — well-watered, as land.

adjective steam bath

oppressive — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
wettish — Somewhat wet; damp, moist.

All 12 Synonyms of steam bath