A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
Used in a Sentence
towel
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for towel.
Editorial note
I wasn't aware the 'towel rail' was a new measure of power consumption, would that be the bath-towel rail or the toilet one?
Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of towel gathered in one view.
(transitive) To dry by using a towel.
(transitive) To hit with a towel.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for towel.
noun
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
verb
(transitive) To dry by using a towel.
verb
(transitive) To hit with a towel.
verb
(transitive) To block up (a door, etc.) with a towel, to conceal the fumes of a recreational drug.
Example sentences
I wasn't aware the 'towel rail' was a new measure of power consumption, would that be the bath-towel rail or the toilet one?
But the moment they give up their OS is the moment they are throwing in the towel, for mobile.
Of course most of their KPMs have been headed the wrong direction, so perhaps they'll soon throw-in-the-towel?
Our offgrid house uses the same amount of power per day as two towel rails by applying this sort of approach.
Then /r/programming was great for a while, prior to digg throwing in the towel.
At what point do you throw in the towel and move onto another strategy?
A towel or swim toy can look like a person once fully submerged.
It's like the people that open the restroom door with a paper towel.
Yeah, the towel rail is for the people who don't understand kWh.
I'm about to throw in the towel since it seems too complicated to get going for a brand new project.
To help you sleep lay a damp towel over top of you.
Oh, also seeing the towel come away covered in hair as I mopped up the sweat after playing a shift.
Quote examples
Wrapped it up in towel and said "we're going to the emergency room, get in the car".
In the water bottle example, the funnel and the paper towel interfere with the core offering (a convenient way to drink water), so they're rightly "unfeatures."
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use towel in a sentence?
I wasn't aware the 'towel rail' was a new measure of power consumption, would that be the bath-towel rail or the toilet one?
What does towel mean?
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
What part of speech is towel?
towel is commonly used as noun, verb.