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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping;


VERB (1)

1. wipe with a towel;
- Example: "towel your hair dry"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Towel \Tow"el\, n. [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. [thorn]we['a]n to wash, OS. thwahan, Icel. [thorn]v[=a], Sw. tv[*a], Dan. toe, Goth. [thorn]wahan. Cf. Doily.] A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath. [1913 Webster] Towel gourd (Bot.), the fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant Luffa Aegyptiaca; 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Towel \Tow"el\, v. t. To beat with a stick. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

towel n 1: a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping v 1: wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

34 Moby Thesaurus words for "towel": air-dry, anhydrate, bake, blot, brush, burn, cure, dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate, drain, dry, evaporate, exsiccate, fire, insolate, kiln, mummify, parch, rub, scorch, sear, shrivel, smoke, soak up, sponge, sun, sun-dry, swab, torrefy, weazen, wipe, wither, wizen