TOWEL
What does "TOWEL" mean?
A piece of absorbent cloth or paper used for drying or wiping things.
Meanings
- An absorbent cloth or paper used to dry the body, hands, dishes, or surfaces. He wrapped a towel around his shoulders after the swim.
- To dry or wipe with a towel. She toweled her hair before stepping outside.
Did you know?
- Fans of Douglas Adams celebrate Towel Day every May 25, honoring his 'Hitchhiker's Guide' line that a towel is 'about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have'.
Word origin
From Old French 'toaille', from Frankish 'thwahlja', from a Germanic root meaning 'to wash'.
Remember it
TOWEL = TOW + EL: you TOW it along after every shower, and like its washing-root cousins, it ends with wet 'EL'.
A little poem
Sun on the clothesline-
the towel drinks the morning dry,
then gives the sea back.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the gym member always bring a towel to arguments? He refused to throw it in.
What it teaches
Keep something simple and ready to hand; the humblest tool is often the one that saves the day.
Quick facts
What does TOWEL mean?
A piece of absorbent cloth or paper used for drying or wiping things.
Is TOWEL a valid word?
Yes — TOWEL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TOWEL?
TOWEL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does TOWEL come from?
From Old French 'toaille', from Frankish 'thwahlja', from a Germanic root meaning 'to wash'.
What can TOWEL teach us?
Keep something simple and ready to hand; the humblest tool is often the one that saves the day.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.