terry
/ˈtɛɹi/
terry noun: a type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
Noun (1)
terry (countable and uncountable, plural terries)
- A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
- Any makeshift cloth nappy folded from a large piece of absorbent fabric and held in place by a nappy pin or nappy fastener; a flat nappy.
- Synonyms:
- terry diaper, terry nappy
Noun (2)
terry (plural terries)
Proper noun capitalized: Terry
Terry
- A surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.
- A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.
- Tao was a voracious consumer of fantasy books like Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. When a class was boring, he doodled intricate maps of imaginary lands.2015 July 24, Gareth Cook, “The Singular Mind of Terry Tao”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2020
- A male given name from Latin derived from the Latin for the third ("tertius") given to a third child or a child whose name has the suffix III.
- A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms.
- An unincorporated community in Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana.
- A township in Finney County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.
- A town in Hinds County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
- A small town, the county seat of Prairie County, Montana.
- An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
terry meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
terry in Hindi
- टेरी, टेर्री
terry in Tamil
- மென்மயிர்ச் சடையுள்ள
terry in Marathi
- टेरी, टेर्री, टॅरी
terry in Urdu
- ٹیری, ٹیرری
More languagesFewer languages
- terry in Bengali
- টেরি
- terry in Telugu
- టెర్రీ, టెర్రి, టేరీ
- terry in Malayalam
- ടെറി
- terry in Kannada
- ಟೆರ್ರಿ, ಟೆರಿ
- terry in Punjabi
- ਟੈਰੀ, ਟੇਰੀ
- terry in Gujarati
- ટેરી
- terry in Odia
- ଟେରୀ, ଟେରି
- terry in Nepali
- टेरी, टेर्री, टेरि
Examples of terry in a sentence
- Terry wrote that module? I didn't know she was a hack too!
- Terry signed up for the soccer team.
- Terry hated going to the cinema with Pat; she always chose hokey romantic comedies that made him want to gag.
Synonyms of terry
Forms of terry
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | terries |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Tarry |
| alternative form | Torry |
| alternative form | Teri |
| alternative form | Terri |
| alternative form | Terrie |
Origin of terry
Of uncertain origin, possibly French tiré (“drawn out”), past participle of tirer (“to draw out”).
Contraction of terrorist.
Words formed from terry
Phrases with terry
Words that rhyme with terry
Questions about terry
- What does terry mean?
- Terry means a type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
- What is terry in Hindi?
- Terry in Hindi is टेरी, टेर्री. See Terry meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is terry?
- Terry can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce terry?
- Terry is pronounced /ˈtɛɹi/.
- What is the plural of terry?
- The plural of terry is terries.
Words near terry in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: terry (page history and authors); Terry (page history and authors); terry (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terry (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); terry (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terry (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terry (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); terry (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terry (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terry (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terry (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terry (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terry (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terry (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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