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paper towel

paper towel noun: a sheet of absorbent paper, used for cleaning and food preparation, usually sold in and dispensed from rolls.

Noun

paper towel (plural paper towels)

  1. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, countable) A sheet of absorbent paper, used for cleaning and food preparation, usually sold in and dispensed from rolls.
  2. (New Zealand, UK) A sheet of absorbent paper dispensed in restrooms, usually used for drying washed hands.

paper towel meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

paper towel in Arabic

paper used in kitchens
مِنْشَفَة وَرَقِيَّة minšafa waraqiyya

paper towel in Vietnamese

paper used in kitchens
khăn giấy

Synonyms of paper towel

Forms of paper towel

pluralpaper towels

Questions about paper towel

What does paper towel mean?
Paper towel means a sheet of absorbent paper, used for cleaning and food preparation, usually sold in and dispensed from rolls.
What is paper towel in Arabic?
Paper towel in Arabic is مِنْشَفَة وَرَقِيَّة (minšafa waraqiyya). See Paper towel meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is paper towel?
Paper towel is a noun.
What is the plural of paper towel?
The plural of paper towel is paper towels.

Words near paper towel in the dictionary

  1. paper thosais
  2. paper ticket
  3. paper tickets
  4. paper tiger
  5. paper tigers
  6. paper towel
  7. paper toweling
  8. paper towels
  9. paper town
  10. paper towns
  11. paper township

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