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# spa

«spa» in Mova's school dictionary: **A place with natural mineral water springs, where people…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a spa, spas)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A place with natural mineral water springs, where people go to drink or bathe in the water to feel healthier. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spa/#m1)

2) A town that grew up around such springs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spa/#m2)

3) A place where people go to relax and have treatments such as massages, saunas and pools. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spa/#m3)

4) (US, Australia, NZ) A hot tub, a small heated pool with bubbling water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spa/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In history and geography, spa towns such as Bath in England grew around warm springs. In everyday life «a spa day» means a day of relaxing treatments. In Australia and New Zealand «a spa» often means a hot tub at a house or hotel. Phrases: «spa town», «spa day», «day spa», «spa bath».

### examples

- Bath is a famous spa town with hot springs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spa/#x1)
- Mum went to a spa for her birthday treat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spa/#x2)
- The hotel has a pool and a spa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spa/#x3)
- We sat in the spa in the backyard after swimming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spa/#x4)
- People once travelled to spas to drink the mineral water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spa/#x5)
- The spa offers massages and face masks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spa/#x6)
- Never stay in a hot spa for too long, or you may feel faint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spa/#x7)

### note

Use «a spa» (spa starts with an «s» sound); plural «spas». It is pronounced «spah». In safety, hot tubs and spas can be dangerous for small children: always have an adult watching. Do not confuse «spa» with «spar» (a pole, or to practise boxing).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «spa» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spa/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.