towels

plural of towel
as in napkins
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 towels Apply heat to the section of pipe using an electric heating pad wrapped around the pipe, an electric hair dryer, a portable space heater, or wrap pipes with towels soaked in hot water. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025 The robots folding towels were the company’s previous model, the Figure 02, operating the same software that the Figure 03 will use. Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025 Clean Skin Club Clean Towels These clean towels are my holy grail Prime Day restock. Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025 Row Covers To protect vegetables in the garden on cold fall nights, cover them with row covers, an old sheet, a drop cloth, or towels. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025 The towels have a sponge-like, very absorbent material. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025 Of course, towels do not have an endless life. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025 Individual disposable towels and/or hand drying device not provided at lavatory or hand sink. Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025 Kohl’s has quick-dry ribbed towels that come in fun fall colors, like yellow, a variety of greens and different blues. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towels
handkerchiefs
Noun
  • The fans responded by waving their white handkerchiefs, the ultimate sign of disapproval.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • For centuries, islanders lined fishing docks below the castle, waving handkerchiefs at ships setting sail for America.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025

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