towel.html - See: THROW IN THE SPONGE or THROW IN THE TOWEL.

towel.html - n. & v.
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1 a a piece of rough-surfaced absorbent cloth used for drying oneself or a thing after washing. b absorbent paper used for this. c a cloth used for drying plates, dishes, etc.; a tea towel.
2 Brit. = sanitary towel.

--v.

(towelled, towelling; US toweled, toweling)
1 tr. (often refl.) wipe or dry with a towel.
2 intr. wipe or dry oneself with a towel.
3 tr. sl. thrash.

towel-horse (or -rail) a frame for hanging towels on.

towelling n. [ME f. OF toail(l)e f. Gmc]

towel.html - See: THROW IN THE SPONGE or THROW IN THE TOWEL.

towel.html - {n. phr.} Someone who is strong, helpful, and sympathetic, and can always be relied on in times of trouble. * /John was a veritable tower of strength to our family while my father was in the war and my mother lay ill in the hospital./

towel.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a a piece of rough-surfaced absorbent cloth used for drying oneself or a thing after washing. b absorbent paper used for this. c a cloth used for drying plates, dishes, etc.; a tea towel.
2 Brit. = sanitary towel.

--v.

(towelled, towelling; US toweled, toweling)
1 tr. (often refl.) wipe or dry with a towel.
2 intr. wipe or dry oneself with a towel.
3 tr. sl. thrash.

towel-horse (or -rail) a frame for hanging towels on.

towelling n. [ME f. OF toail(l)e f. Gmc]

towel.html - n. & v.
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1 a a tall esp. square or circular structure, often part of a church, castle, etc. b a fortress etc. comprising or including a tower. c a tall structure housing machinery, apparatus, operators, etc. (cooling tower; control tower).
2 a place of defence; a protection.

--v.

intr.
1 (usu. foll. by above, high) reach or be high or above; be superior.
2 (of a bird) soar or hover.
3 (as towering adj.) a high, lofty (towering intellect). b violent (towering rage).

tower block a tall building containing offices or flats. tower of silence a tall open-topped structure on which Parsees place their dead. tower of strength a person who gives strong and reliable support.

towered adj. towery adj. [OE torr, & ME tur, AF & OF tur etc., f. L turris f. Gk]