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paper towels

paper towels is the plural of paper towel.

Meaning of paper towel

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.

Questions about paper towels

What is paper towels the plural of?
Paper towels is the plural of paper towel.

Words near paper towels in the dictionary

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

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