Antonyms for towel


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : tou-uh l, toul
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtaʊ əl, taʊl


Definition of towel

Origin :
  • late 13c., from Old French toaille (12c.), from Frankish *thwahlja, from Proto-Germanic *thwakhlijon (cf. Old Saxon thwahila, Middle Dutch dwale "towel," Dutch dwaal "altar cloth," Old High German dwehila "towel," German dialectal Zwehle "napkin"); related to German zwagen, Old English þwean "to wash." Spanish toalla, Italian tovaglia are Germanic loan-words.
  • As in mop : noun tangle of material, often used to
  • As in napkin : noun linen
  • As in wipe : verb brush, swab
  • As in dry : verb take moisture out of
Example sentences :
  • He had as little occasion for a towel as Jonas had for a start.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • Mr Sweedlepipe turned aside to the towel, and wiped his eyes with it.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • Briskly rubbing his gray head with a towel, he was eyeing my evening clothes.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • "Damn, my hands are wet," he said aloud, and picked up a towel.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Joe answered with a grating laugh, and then with a burr he applied a towel to his face.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • Wonderful, he thought, as the towel stretched and kneaded his stringy muscles.
  • Extract from : « Cost of Living » by Robert Sheckley
  • Then she returned to him with her towel, one end of it wetted and soaped.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham
  • The President, with coat off and a towel around his neck, was shaving.
  • Extract from : « Camping with President Roosevelt » by John Burroughs
  • He curled up under the towel, shivered once, and closed his eyes.
  • Extract from : « Dream Town » by Henry Slesar
  • But that does not work; not a drop of water will the towel absorb.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

Synonyms for towel

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