towel
(noun) a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
towel
(verb) wipe with a towel; “towel your hair dry”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
towel (plural towels)
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as a person after a bath.
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towel (third-person singular simple present towels, present participle towelling or toweling, simple past and past participle towelled or toweled)
(transitive) To hit with a towel.
(transitive) To dry by using a towel.
(transitive) To block up (a door, etc.) with a towel, to conceal the fumes of a recreational drug.
(UK, dialect, obsolete, transitive) To beat with a stick.
• Towle, owlet
Source: Wiktionary
Tow"el, n. Etym: [OE.towaille, towail, F. touaille, LL. toacula, of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. dwahila, swahilla, G. zwehle, fr. OHG. dwahan to wash; akin to D. dwaal a towel, AS. þweán to wash, OS. thwahan, Icel. þva, Sw. två, Dan. toe, Goth. þwahan. Cf. Doily.]
Definition: A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath. Towel gourd (Bot.), the fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant Luffa Ægyptiaca; also, the plant itself. The fruit is very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind and seeds, is used as a sponge or towel. Called also Egyptian bath sponge, and dishcloth.
Tow"el, v. t.
Definition: To beat with a stick. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
