Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. towel(verb)

   a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

2. towel(verb)

   wipe with a towel

   "towel your hair dry"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. towel(Noun)

   A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as a person after a bath.

2. towel(Verb)

   To hit with a towel.

3. towel(Verb)

   To dry by using a towel.

   He got out of the shower and toweled himself dry.

Origin: From towel, from toaille (Modern touaille), of origin, from Low *, from þwahilō, from þwahanan, from twak-. Cognate with dwahila (Modern dialectal Zwehle), dwaal, dweil, þwean.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Towel(noun)

   a cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath

2. Towel(verb)

   to beat with a stick

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Towel

   A towel is a piece of absorbent fabric or paper used for drying or wiping. It draws moisture through direct contact, often using a blotting or a rubbing motion. Common household textile towels are made from cotton, rayon, bamboo, nonwoven fibers or a few other materials.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Towel

   tow′el, n. a cloth for wiping the skin after it is washed, and for other purposes: an altar-cloth.—ns. Tow′el-horse, -rack, a frame for hanging towels on; Tow′elling, cloth for towels: a thrashing.—A lead towel, a bullet; An oaken towel, a cudgel. [O. Fr. touaille—Old High Ger. twahilla (Ger. zwehle)—Old High Ger. twahan, to wash.]

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'towel' in Nouns Frequency: #2558

Anagrams for towel »

1. owlet

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of towel in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of towel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Paton Walsh:

   Always pack a towel and don't drink tap water, anywhere.

2. Matshona Dhliwayo:

   If you throw in your towel, someone may pick it up and use it better than you.

3. Mikah Diaz:

   She runs into the room with only her towel on, and she’s on the phone with the police.

4. Scott Shelton:

   It feels like the bulls have thrown in the towel in their pursuit of pushing WTI up to $65.

5. Richard Rosenfeld:

   Keep water out of the ear if at all possible, dry the ear after swimming with the edge of a towel or blow dry. You can also use alcohol drops.

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