eyebath

E1Y4E1B3A1T1H4

noun

A cup-shaped vessel used to apply eyewash.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nouneyebath (plural eyebaths)

plural eyebaths

  1. A cup-shaped vessel used to apply eyewash.

    Synonyms: eyecup

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cup-shaped vessel used to apply eyewash.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*augô
  3. Proto-West Germanic*augā
  4. Old Englishēage
  5. Middle Englisheye
  6. Englisheye
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₁-
  8. Proto-Germanic*baþą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*baþ
  10. Old Englishbæþ
  11. Middle Englishbath
  12. Englishbath
  13. Englisheyebath

From eye + bath.

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Translations

Finnish silmänhuuhtelukuppi
  • silmänhuuhtelukuppiTranslations
German Augenbadewanne
  • AugenbadewanneTranslations
Irish cupa súl
  • cupa súlTranslations
Italian occhiera
  • occhieraTranslations
Polish kieliszek do płukania oczu
  • kieliszek do płukania oczuTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

eyebath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyebath

MLA

“eyebath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyebath. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eyebath,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyebath.

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