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Bathes vs Bathers - What's the difference?

bathes | bathers |

As a verb bathes

is (bathe).

As a noun bathers is

.

bathes

English

Verb

(head)
  • (bathe)

    • bathe

    English

    Verb

    (bath)
  • To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
  • To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
  • To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
    • We bathe our baby before going to bed; other parents do it in the morning if they have time.
  • To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
    • She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical.
    The nurse bathed his wound with a sponge.
    The incoming tides bathed the coral reef.
  • (figuratively, transitive and intransitive) To cover or surround.
    • The room was bathed in moonlight.
    A dense fog bathed the city streets.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011
    • , date=April 10 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Although the encounter was bathed in sunshine, the match failed to reach boiling point but that will be of little concern to Gerard Houllier's team, who took a huge step forward before they face crucial matches against their relegation rivals.}}
  • To sunbathe.
    • The women bathed in the sun.

    Derived terms

    * bather * bathers ("swimsuit" in parts of Australia) * sunbathe * sunbather

    Related terms

    * bath

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, colloquial) The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.
    • I'm going to have a midnight bathe tonight.

    bathers

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (Australia) A swimsuit; a bathing costume.
  • * 2001 , Laurene Kelly, The Crowded Beach , page 10,
    • The bathers they wore looked sort of the same as now, but their hair was really different.
  • * 2008 , Lyn Aldred, Neptune's Fingers , page 10,
    • No one here wore bathers . Both boys wore their homemade underpants, the brand name, ‘Sydney Flour’, emblazoned across the back, as old flour bags were not wasted, but recycled.
  • * 2009 , Jacqueline Ann Wharton, Freedom Through Adversity: Ten Steps to Overcoming a Troubled Mind , page 69,
    • I was looking at a pair of bathers' to buy and talking about the life of the ' bathers and how to extend their life.

    Synonyms

    (swimsuit) budgie smugglers, Speedos

    Anagrams

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