towel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtaʊəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtaʊəl, taʊl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tou′əl, toul)

Inflections of 'towel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
towels
v 3rd person singular
toweling
v pres p (US)
towelling
v pres p (UK)
toweled
v past (US)
towelled
v past (UK)
toweled
v past p (US)
towelled
v past p (UK)

Collocations for "towel"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "towel" in context.

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towel

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [beach, dish, bath, hand] towel
  2. a [soft, warm, dry, wet] towel
  3. a set of towels
  4. a stack of paper towels
  5. wrapped a towel around her [waist, head]
  6. his and hers towels
  7. the guest towels
  8. dried off with a towel
  9. [dry, mop] up (the spill) with a towel
  10. snapped a towel (at)
  11. was [whipped, flicked] with a towel
  12. take a towel down to the [beach, pool]
  13. stole [a, the] hotel towel
  14. hang the towel out to dry
  15. [fold, wash] the towels
  16. put a [cold, warm] towel on her [head, forehead]
  17. keep a towel in your [gym bag, backpack, locker]
n as adj
  1. a towel [rack, ring, rod, rail]
  2. a new towel set
  3. a paper-towel dispenser
v
  1. towel yourself [dry, off, down]
  2. toweled her [hair, legs, baby] (dry)
  3. AU: they really toweled him up
'towel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
beach - cloth - damp - drape - dry - fighter - flick - gag - hand - heated - hook - linen - locker - moist - peg - perfume - plush - roll - rub - shake - soaked - spread - squeeze - sweat - throw - toss - wank - wardrobe - whip - wipe - wring

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