All bathe synonyms
bathe
B b verb bathe
- usually β habitual or customary: her usual skill.
- scrub β to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- submerge β to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
- soak β to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
- dip β to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- scour β to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- douse β to plunge into water or the like; drench: She doused the clothes in soapy water.
- clean β Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- wet β moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
- steep β having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc.
- rinse β to wash lightly, as by pouring water into or over or by dipping in water: to rinse a cup.
- immerse β to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
- dunk β to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating.
- water β a liquid solution or preparation, especially one used for cosmetic purposes: lavender water; lemon water.
- moisten β Wet slightly.
- hose β a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
- suffuse β to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
- bath β A bath is a container, usually a long rectangular one, which you fill with water and sit in while you wash your body.
- shower β a person or thing that shows.
- flood β a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
- sponge β any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- cleanse β To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it.
- soap β a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- imbue β to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
- tub β a bathtub.
- inundate β to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- take a bath β a washing or immersion of something, especially the body, in water, steam, etc., as for cleansing or medical treatment: I take a bath every day. Give the dog a bath.
- wash β to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- swim β to move in water by movements of the limbs, fins, tail, etc.
- paddle β a short, flat bladed oar for propelling and steering a canoe or small boat, usually held by both hands and moved more or less through a vertical arc.
noun bathe
- shampoo β to wash (the head or hair), especially with a cleaning preparation that does not leave a soap film.