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towelled — tow·el || taÊŠÉ™l n. piece of fabric used to dry things v. wipe or dry with a towel … English contemporary dictionary
towel — [[t]ta͟ʊəl[/t]] towels, towelling, towelled (in AM, use toweling, toweled) 1) N COUNT A towel is a piece of thick soft cloth that you use to dry yourself. ...a bath towel. 2) VERB If you towel something or towel it dry, you dry it with a towel.… … English dictionary
towel — I UK [ˈtaʊəl] / US noun [countable] Word forms towel : singular towel plural towels ** a piece of material used for drying your hands or body, or for drying dishes • throw in the towel II UK [ˈtaʊəl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms towel :… … English dictionary
towel — /ˈtaʊəl / (say towuhl), /taʊl / (say towl) noun 1. a cloth or the like for wiping and drying something wet, especially one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing. –verb (t) (towelled or, US, toweled, towelling or, US …
towel — /tow euhl, towl/, n., v., toweled, toweling or (esp. Brit.) towelled, towelling. n. 1. an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing. 2. throw in the towel, Informal … Universalium
towel — tow|el1 [ˈtauəl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: toaille] a piece of cloth that you use for drying your skin or for drying things such as dishes ▪ Have you got a clean towel I could use? bath/beach/kitchen towel ▪ She dried her hands on … Dictionary of contemporary English
towel — {{11}}towel (n.) late 13c., from O.Fr. toaille (12c.), from Frank. *thwahlja, from P.Gmc. *thwakhlijon (Cf. O.S. thwahila, M.Du. dwale towel, Du. dwaal altar cloth, O.H.G. dwehila towel, Ger. dial. Zwehle napkin ); related to Ger. zwagen, O.E … Etymology dictionary
before — [[t]bɪfɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, before is used in the phrasal verbs go before and lay before .) 1) PREP If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.… … English dictionary
ratty — [[t]ræ̱ti[/t]] rattier, rattiest 1) ADJ GRADED If someone is ratty, they get angry and irritated easily. [BRIT, INFORMAL] I had spent too many hours there and was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up. Syn: grumpy, irritable 2) ADJ GRADED Ratty … English dictionary
wet — [[t]we̱t[/t]] ♦♦♦ wetter, wettest, wets, wetting, wetted (The forms wet and wetted are both used as the past tense and past participle of the verb.) 1) ADJ GRADED If something is wet, it is covered in water, rain, sweat, tears, or another liquid … English dictionary
towel — 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 … English new terms dictionary
