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dish towel

dish towel noun: a piece of absorbent cloth for drying or wiping dishes, cups or silverware.

dish towel: a piece of absorbent cloth for drying or wiping dishes, cups or silverware
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Noun

dish towel (plural dish towels)

  1. A piece of absorbent cloth for drying or wiping dishes, cups or silverware
  2. A piece of cloth similar in size or texture, but used for other functions

Forms of dish towel

pluraldish towels
alternative formdishtowel

Questions about dish towel

What does dish towel mean?
Dish towel means a piece of absorbent cloth for drying or wiping dishes, cups or silverware.
What part of speech is dish towel?
Dish towel is a noun.
What is the plural of dish towel?
The plural of dish towel is dish towels.

Words near dish towel in the dictionary

  1. dish soap
  2. dish soaps
  3. dish stand
  4. dish stands
  5. dish the dirt
  6. dish towel
  7. dish towels
  8. dish TV
  9. dish up
  10. dish washer
  11. dish washers

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