needle-bath

needle-bath

A person stands under a needle-bath in the shower.

Definition

Noun: - A shower with fine, high-pressure water jets: "needle-bath" refers to a type of shower or bath in which water is forced through a nozzle to create many thin, sharp streams, resembling needles, for therapeutic or invigorating purposes.

Usage Examples
  • (A shower with fine, high-pressure jets for health benefits.)
  • (A therapeutic bath using thin water jets.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to take a needle-bath": to undergo a bath or shower using fine, pressurized water jets.
    • She took a needle-bath every morning to wake up her circulation. (She used a shower with thin, high-pressure streams.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Needle-bath nozzle (n): the attachment or device that produces the fine water jets.
    • The needle-bath nozzle was adjustable for different water pressures. (The part that creates thin streams.)
Synonyms
  • Needle shower: a shower that produces fine, sharp water streams.
  • Jet bath: a bath using pressurized water jets.
Related Idioms