towel

/taʊl/noun

A piece of absorbent cloth used for drying wet things, especially your body after washing.

Example sentences

“She wrapped a towel around her hair after the shower.”
“Don't forget to bring a beach towel and a hat.”

'Throw in the towel' means to give up, an idiom borrowed from boxing.

Related words

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