bath water
Definition
- Noun:
- Water used for a bath: This refers to the water that fills a bathtub or is otherwise used for the purpose of bathing.
Usage
- The term "bath water" specifically denotes the water itself, considered as a substance or medium for bathing. It is typically used in contexts discussing the act of bathing, its preparation, or its aftermath.
Examples
- Noun:
- She tested the temperature of the bath water before letting the child get in.
- After the bath, he drained the bath water from the tub.
- The bath water had turned cold by the time he finished his book.
Advanced Usage
- "to throw the baby out with the bath water": This is a common idiom meaning to discard something valuable along with something undesirable when getting rid of the latter.
- In reforming the policy, we must be careful not to throw the baby out with the bath water.
Variants and Related Words
- Bath (n): The act of soaking and washing the body in a tub of water or the tub itself.
- Bathe (v): To wash oneself or someone else in a bath.
- Bathwater (n): A common closed compound form of "bath water".
Synonyms
- Bathing water: A less common, more formal synonym.
Related Idioms
- "to throw the baby out with the bath water": As explained in Advanced Usage, this is the primary idiom associated with the term.
Noun
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water used for a bath
