towel

as in napkin
a piece of cloth used for drying things She dried her hair with a towel. Here's a towel to wipe up the spill.

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Recent Examples of towel Amazon has a 25-pack of reusable paper towels that have different fruits on each towel. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025 Bring heavy duty garbage bags, gloves to protect your hands, a broom, and old rags or towels for cleaning up spills. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025 Hollis appears by herself, holding a towel in front of her face. Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 Hanging a bath towel to dry takes less than 10 seconds. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for towel 

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“Towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towel. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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