towel
21towel — 1. noun A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as a person after a bath. 2. verb a) To hit with a towel. He got out of the shower and toweled himself dry. b) To dry by using a towel …
22towel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dishtowel, bath or hand towel, etc. See dryness, cleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wiper, drier, absorbent paper, sheet, toweling, napkin, cloth, rag*. Kinds of towels include: linen, cotton,… …
23towel — tow|el1 [ tauəl ] noun count ** a piece of material used for drying your hands or body, or for drying dishes towel tow|el 2 [ tauəl ] verb transitive to dry yourself with a towel …
24towel — See: THROW IN THE SPONGE or THROW IN THE TOWEL …
25towel — See: THROW IN THE SPONGE or THROW IN THE TOWEL …
26towel — [13] A towel is etymologically something for ‘washing’ with. The word comes from Old French toaille, which was a borrowing from prehistoric Germanic *thwakhliō. This was derived from the verb *thwakhan ‘wash’, whose modern descendants include… …
27towel — See: throw in the sponge or throw in the towel …
28towel — tow·el || taÊŠÉ™l n. piece of fabric used to dry things v. wipe or dry with a towel …
29towel — noun a piece of thick absorbent cloth or paper used for drying. verb (towels, towelling, towelled; US towels, toweling, toweled) 1》 dry with a towel. 2》 informal, chiefly Austral./NZ thrash or beat. Origin ME: from OFr. toaille, of Gmc origin …
30towel — tow•el [[t]ˈtaʊ əl, taʊl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling. 1) an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, esp. the hands, face, or body 2) to wipe or dry with a towel • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME (n.) < OF …
