dishtowel
dishtowel · dishtowels
A towel or any similar cloth used to dry dishesA towel or any similar cloth used to dry dishes.
» Tom dried the silverware with a dishtowel.
Meaning
1 sensesA towel or any similar cloth used to dry dishes.
A child of the Great Depression, Grandma would never throw away a dishtowel until it had more holes than thread.
a towel for drying dishes
Examples
3 sentencesTom dried the silverware with a dishtowel.
Tom placed the dishtowel over his shoulder.
ruТом перекинул кухонное полотенце через плечо. — marafon
deTom legte das Geschirrtuch über der Schulter ab. — raggione
This dishtowel is soaking wet.
Origin
From dish + towel.From dish + towel.
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Forms
plural: dishtowelsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a towel for drying dishes:dish toweltea towel
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedwashcloth