towel

Everyday

1. A towel is a piece of thick soft cloth or paper used to dry your body, hands or dishes. tree →
2. To towel (off) is to dry yourself with a towel. tree →

In the lessons

In hygiene, use your own towel, dry hands well after washing (germs spread more on wet hands), and wash towels often. At the beach and pool, bring a towel; in the kitchen, «tea towel» (UK) or «dish towel» (US) dries dishes; «paper towels» wipe spills. Phrases: «throw in the towel» (give up), «beach towel», «bath towel», «hand towel».

Examples

• Dry your hands on the towel. tree →
• Don't forget your towel for swimming. tree →
• Hang your wet towel up to dry. tree →
• Use a paper towel to wipe the spill. tree →
• Grandma dried the plates with a tea towel. tree →
• Lie on your beach towel in the shade. tree →
• Don't share towels when you have a cold. tree →
• The tired boxer threw in the towel. tree →

Note

Countable. Said «TOW-ul» (rhymes with «vowel»). British: towelled; American: toweled. «Throw in the towel» is an idiom from boxing.