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    STEAM BATH

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    You sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold showerplay

    Synonyms:

    steam bath; Turkish bath; vapor bath; vapour bath

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

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

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; 'vapour bath' is a British termplay

    Synonyms:

    steam bath; steam room; vapor bath; vapour bath

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

    room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "steam bath"):

    sauna; sweat room (a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks)

    Turkish bath (a steam room where facilities are available for a bath followed by a shower and massage)

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