SHOWER BATH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shower bath mean? 

• SHOWER BATH (noun)
  The noun SHOWER BATH has 2 senses:

1. booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom

2. washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle

  Familiarity information: SHOWER BATH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHOWER BATH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

shower bath; shower stall

Hypernyms ("shower bath" is a kind of...):

booth; cubicle; kiosk; stall (small area set off by walls for special use)

Meronyms (parts of "shower bath"):

shower (a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you)

shower curtain (a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area)

Holonyms ("shower bath" is a part of...):

bathroom (a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet)

shower room (a room with several showers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

shower; shower bath

Context example:

he took a shower after the game

Hypernyms ("shower bath" is a kind of...):

bathing; washup (the act of washing yourself (or another person))

 Context examples 

Jo gave a sort of gasp, as if a cold shower bath had suddenly fallen upon her, for such an unexpected turning of the tables actually took her breath away.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)