towel
101hand towel — hand ,towel noun count a small TOWEL that you use for drying your hands …
102tea towel — tea ,towel noun count BRITISH a DISH TOWEL …
103throw\ in\ the\ towel — • throw in the sponge • throw up the sponge • throw in the towel v. phr. informal To admit defeat; accept loss. After taking a beating for five rounds, the fighter s seconds threw in the sponge. When Harold saw his arguments were not being… …
104bath towel — bath towels N COUNT A bath towel is a very large towel used for drying your body after you have had a bath …
105dish towel — dish towels N COUNT A dish towel is a cloth used to dry dishes after they have been washed. [AM] (in BRIT, use tea towel) …
106tea towel — tea towels N COUNT A tea towel is a cloth used to dry dishes after they have been washed. [BRIT] Syn: tea cloth (in AM, use dish towel) …
107throw in the towel (or sponge) — (of boxers or their seconds) throw a towel (or sponge) into the ring as a token of defeat. ↘admit defeat. → throw …
108throw in the towel — If you throw in the towel, you admit that you are defeated or cannot do something …
109paper towel — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms paper towel : singular paper towel plural paper towels 1) a piece of paper in a public toilet that you can use for drying your hands 2) American a piece of kitchen paper …
110roller towel — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms roller towel : singular roller towel plural roller towels a long roll of cloth with its ends joined together, used for drying your hands in a public toilet …