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towel

noun verb

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

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
T
Ends with
L
Contains
OW
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/taʊl/ /taʊl/ /taʊl/

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

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

verb

  1. To hit with a towel.

  2. To dry by using a towel.

    “He got out of the shower and toweled himself dry.”

  3. To block up (a door, etc.) with a towel, to conceal the fumes of a recreational drug.

  4. To beat with a stick.

In context

Example Sentences

He got out of the shower and toweled himself dry.
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