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# взаємодіяння
## Ukrainian
### Etymology

From взаємоді́яти (vzajemodíjaty) +‎ -ання (-annja). Also analyzable as взаємо- (vzajemo-) +‎ ді́яння (díjannja).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [wzɐjemoˈdʲijɐnʲːɐ]
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### Noun

взаємоді́яння • (vzajemodíjannja) n inan (genitive взаємоді́яння, uncountable)
* verbal noun of взаємоді́яти impf (vzajemodíjaty)
* synonym of взаємоді́я f (vzajemodíja)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “взаємодіяння”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “взаємодіяння”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “взаємодіяння”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “взаємодіяння”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
# oyggjaflokkanna
## Faroese
### Noun

oyggjaflokkanna
* genitive plural definite of oyggjaflokkur
# capać
## Polish
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *capati.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡sa.pat͡ɕ/
* (Lesser Poland):
** (Lasovia) IPA: /ˈt͡sa.pat͡ɕ/
* Rhymes: -apat͡ɕ
* Syllabification: ca‧pać

### Verb

capać impf (perfective capnąć)
* (transitive, obsolete or dialectal, Lasovia) to nab, to snatch (to seize quickly)
    Synonym: chwytać

#### Related terms

* ucapić pf
* zacapić pf

### Further reading

* capać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Szymon Matusiak (1880) “capać”, in “Gwara lasowska w okolicy Tarnobrzega, studyjum dyjalektologiczne”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (I) (in Polish), volume 8, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 171
# ꠚꠇꠞꠣꠘ꠆ꠘꠤ
## Sylheti
### Alternative forms

* ꠚꠇꠞꠣꠘꠤ (fóxorani), ꠚꠇꠤꠞꠘꠤ (fókironi).

### Etymology

From ꠚꠇꠤꠞ (fókir).

### Noun

ꠚꠇꠞꠣꠘ꠆ꠘꠤ • (fóxranni)
* A female beggar.
# כפרת
## Hebrew
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

כַּפֹּרֶת • (kapóret) ?
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
# surog
## Bikol Central
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /suˈɾoɡ/ [suˈɾoɡ]
* Hyphenation: su‧rog

### Verb

suróg (plural sururog, Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜍᜓᜄ᜔)
* to defend; to stick up for
    Synonym: depender
* to ally
    Synonym: kampe

#### Derived terms

* kasurog
* magsurog
* surogon
# republish
## English
### Etymology

From re- +‎ publish.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɹiˈpʌb.lɪʃ/
** Audio (US):(file)
* (Northern England, Ireland) IPA: /ɹiˈpʊb.lɪʃ/

### Verb

republish (third-person singular simple present republishes, present participle republishing, simple past and past participle republished)
* (transitive) To publish once again; to print and distribute copies of a work that has previously been printed and distributed.
** 2012, Pariah S. Burke, ePublishing with InDesign CS6, page 502:To remove a custom thumbnail and use the Aquafadas DPS automatically generated thumbnail of the article, click the Delete button and republish or repreview the article or project.
** 2016 January 1, Ben Brumfield, “Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' republished in Germany, on sale in bookstores”, in CNN‎:There may be no taboo greater in Germany than to republish Adolf Hitler's manifesto, "Mein Kampf." But historians in Munich are breaking it.
** 2020 January 24, Donnie O'Sullivan, “Exclusive: This site pays Americans to write ‘news’ articles. Signs indicate it originates in Iran”, in CNN‎:While American Herald Tribune pays some contributors like King for original content, it also republishes articles from elsewhere and then lists the people who wrote those articles as contributors to its site.
** 2021 April 27, Daniel Dale, “New York Post temporarily deletes, then edits false story that claimed Harris’ book was given out in migrant ‘welcome kits’”, in CNN‎:The New York Post also temporarily took down and then revised and republished an article about the Fox reporter’s exchange with White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Monday.
** 2021 December 9, Rob Kuznia, Curt Devine and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, “Epik is a refuge for the deplatformed far right. Here’s why its CEO insists on doing it”, in CNN‎:And in both cases, a man named Rob Monster – an outspoken born-again Christian and the CEO of a tech company called Epik – made pointed restorations, republishing much of the New Zealand content and putting Gab back online. All in the name, he said, of free speech.

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* bhelpuris, publisher
# zurumbos
## Spanish
### Adjective

zurumbos
* masculine plural of zurumbo
# Norþmandiscan
## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnorθ.mɑn.diʃ.ʃɑn/, [ˈnorˠð.mɑn.diʃ.ʃɑn]

### Adjective

Norþmandisċan
* inflection of Norþmandisċ:
** weak accusative masculine/feminine singular
** weak genitive/dative/instrumental masculine/feminine/neuter singular
** weak nominative/accusative masculine/feminine/neuter plural
# farnumst
## Old Dutch
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *farnumþi. Cognate with Old High German firnumft, firnumst.

### Noun

farnumst f
* intellect, reason
* meaning

#### Inflection
### References

* “farnumst”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
# ᮞᮙ᮪ᮕᮦᮃᮔ᮪
## Sundanese
### Noun

ᮞᮙ᮪ᮕᮦᮃᮔ᮪ • (sampéan)
* Sundanese spelling of sampéan‎
# поточок
## Ukrainian
### Etymology

From по- (po-) +‎ текти (tekty) +‎ -очок (-očok)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pɔˈtɔt͡ʃɔk]
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### Noun

пото́чок • (potóčok) m inan (genitive пото́чка, nominative plural пото́чки, genitive plural пото́чків)
* (rare) Alternative form of поті́чок m (potíčok), endearing diminutive of поті́к m (potík): streamlet

#### Declension
### References

* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2023), “поточок”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 14 (покі́с – префере́нція), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund
* “поточок”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1976), “поточок”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (Поїхати – Приробляти), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 420
* “поточок”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “поточок”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
# songo
## English
### Noun

songo (uncountable)
* A kind of contemporary Cuban music originating in Havana.

#### Related terms

* songo-salsa

### Anagrams

* Goons, Soong, goons, no-gos, sno-go

## Neapolitan
### Alternative forms

* so'

### Verb

songo
* first-person singular present indicative of èssere
* third-person plural present indicative of èssere

## Quechua
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsoŋxo/

### Noun

songo
* heart
# ваямс
## Erzya
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waja- (“to sink”). Cognates include Finnish vajota, Livonian va’jjõ, Northern Sami vuodjut, Udmurt выйыны (vyjyny), Hungarian vejsze.

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Verb

ваямс • (vajams)
* to sink, drown
    ведрась ваясь лисьмас ― vedraś vajaś liśmas ― the bucket sank in a well
* to disappear

#### Derived terms

* verbal noun: ваямо (vajamo)
* nouns: ваямка (vajamka)
* verbs: ваявтомс (vajavtoms), ваякшномс (vajakšnoms)

### References

* B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “ваямс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
* Entry #1105 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
# Norþmandisce
## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnorθ.mɑn.diʃ.ʃe/, [ˈnorˠð.mɑn.diʃ.ʃe]

### Adjective

Norþmandisċe
* inflection of Norþmandisċ:
** strong accusative feminine singular
** strong instrumental masculine/neuter singular
** strong nominative/accusative masculine/feminine plural
** weak nominative feminine/neuter singular
** weak accusative neuter singular
# odzywka
## Polish
### Etymology

From odzywać +‎ -ka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔdˈzɘf.ka/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɘfka
* Syllabification: od‧zyw‧ka

### Noun

odzywka f
* (colloquial) line, call, statement, expression, speech (usually rude)
    Synonym: odezwanie
* (card games) bid

#### Related terms

* odezwowy
* odezwa
* odezwać
* odzywać

### Further reading

* odzywka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* odzywka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
# calleoons
## English
### Noun

calleoons
* plural of calleoon
# éta
## Czech
### Noun

éta n or f
* eta (Greek letter)

#### Declension

when feminine:
Indeclinable when neuter.

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈeːtɒ]
* Hyphenation: éta
* Rhymes: -tɒ

### Noun

éta (plural éták)
* eta

#### Declension
## Icelandic
### Etymology

Common Germanic. From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɛːta/
    Rhymes: -ɛːta

### Verb

éta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative át, third-person plural past indicative átu, supine étið)
* (of an animal) to eat [intransitive or with accusative]
* (vulgar, of a person) to eat [intransitive or with accusative]

#### Derived terms

* éta í sig, éta ofan í sig (“to eat one's words”)
* éta upp eftir (“to rehash someone's ideas”)

#### See also

* borða (“to eat”)

## Old Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeːda/

### Verb

·éta
* inflection of ad·cota:
** third-person singular present indicative prototonic
** second/third-person singular present subjunctive prototonic

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Sundanese
### Etymology

False cognate of Russian э́то (éto).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Determiner

éta (Sundanese script ᮆᮒ)
* that

### Pronoun

éta (Sundanese script ᮆᮒ)
* that
# Melbury Abbas
## English
### Etymology

Recorded as Meleberie in 1086 (DB), and Melbury Abbatisse in 1291, from Latin abbatissa (“abbess”) and its early possession by Shaftesbury Abbey.

### Proper noun

Melbury Abbas
* A village and civil parish (served by Melbury Abbas and Cann Parish Council) in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8820).

#### Related terms

* Itchen Abbas
* Melbury Osmond
# sotně
## Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech sotně. By surface analysis, sotný +‎ -ě.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsotɲɛ]

### Adverb

sotně (comparative sotněji, superlative nejsotněji)
* (dated) hardly (barely, only just)

#### Derived terms

* sotva

### Further reading

* “sotně”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “sotně”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “sotně”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
# bantok
## Cebuano
### Alternative forms

* bagtik
* bagtok

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ban‧tok

### Adjective

bantok
* firm; solid; rigid

### Verb

bantok
* to make compact or resistant to pressure; to solidify
* to become firm

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /banˈtok/ [bɐn̪ˈt̪ok̚]
* Rhymes: -ok
* Syllabification: ban‧tok

### Noun

bantók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜃ᜔)
* (nautical) high point on either stern or prow
* (mathematics, neologism) arc

#### See also

* balantok
* ungos

### Further reading

* “bantok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
# рівняння
## Ukrainian
### Etymology

From рівня́ти (rivnjáty) +‎ -ання (-annja). Compare Polish równanie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [rʲiu̯ˈnʲanʲːɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

рівня́ння • (rivnjánnja) n inan (genitive рівня́ння, nominative plural рівня́ння, genitive plural рівня́нь)
* verbal noun of рівня́ти impf (rivnjáty) and рівня́тися impf (rivnjátysja)
* (mathematics) equation

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “рівняння”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “рівняння”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “рівняння”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “рівняння”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “рівняння”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “рівняння”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
# commaun
## Yola
### Alternative forms

* commawn, commane, comman

### Etymology

Borrowed from Irish camán. By surface analysis, caam (“crooked”) +‎ -án (“Irish noun suffix”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɔˈmɔːn/, /kɔˈmaːn/, /ˈkɔman/

### Noun

commaun (plural commanès)
* hurly (hurley), batt (bat)
    Synonym: cambaute

### References

* Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 31
# žurka
## Latvian
### Alternative forms

* (dialectal forms) šurks, žorks, žurks

### Etymology

Borrowed from Polish szczurek (“little rat, mouse”), diminutive of szczur (“rat”), first mentioned in the 17th century, apparently still as a foreign word; in the 18th century, it had already acquired its present form (but compare dialectal variants žurks, žorks, šurks).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ʒùrka], IPA: [ʒūrka]
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### Noun

žurka m
* (dialectal) genitive singular of žurks
žurka f (4th declension)
* rat (esp. genus Rattus)
    žurku slazds ― a rat (= mouse) trap
    žurku inde ― rat poison
    žurku zāles ― rat medicine (= poison)
    slapjš kā (ūdens) žurka ― as wet as a (water) rat
    pliks kā baznīcas žurka ― as naked as a church rat (= very poor)

#### Derived terms

* žurkulēns

#### See also

* pele f

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “žurka”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʒûrka/
* Hyphenation: ʒûr‧ka

### Noun

žȗrka f (Cyrillic spelling жу̑рка)
* party

#### Usage notes

The more common locative/dative form of žurka in the colloquial language is žurci, while žurki is the normative form.
# 现在进行式
## Chinese

* For pronunciation and definitions of 现在进行式 – see 現在進行式 (“present continuous form, present progressive form; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 現在進行式).
* Notes:Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
# boetoeh
## Indonesian
### Verb

boetoeh
* (1901–1947) Superseded spelling of butuh.

### Noun

boetoeh
* (1901–1947) Superseded spelling of butuh.
# shkabat
## Albanian
### Noun

shkabat
* definite nominative/accusative plural of shkabë
# cabeiro
## Asturian
### Adjective

cabeiro
* neuter singular of cabeiru

## Galician
### Etymology

From cabo (“tip; finish”) +‎ -eiro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈbejɾo/ [kɑˈβ̞ej.ɾʊ]
* Rhymes: -ejɾo
* Hyphenation: ca‧bei‧ro

### Noun

cabeiro m (plural cabeiros)
* tusk
    Synonyms: cairo, canteiro
* wisdom tooth
    Synonyms: moa do siso, moa do xuízo

### Adjective

cabeiro (feminine cabeira, masculine plural cabeiros, feminine plural cabeiras)
* last, extreme
    Synonym: estremeiro

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cabeiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cabeiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cabeiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
# överarbetnings
## Swedish
### Noun

överarbetnings
* indefinite genitive singular of överarbetning
# shrewd
## English
### Alternative forms

* shrewde (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Middle English schrewed (“depraved; wicked”, literally “accursed”), from schrewen (“to curse; beshrew”), from schrewe, schrowe, screwe (“evil or wicked person/thing”), from Old English sċrēawa (“wicked person”, literally “biter”). Equivalent to shrew +‎ -ed. More at shrew.
The sense of "cunning" developed in early 16th c., gradually gaining a positive connotation by 17th c.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: shro͞od, IPA: /ʃɹuːd/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
   * Rhymes: -uːd

### Adjective

shrewd (comparative shrewder, superlative shrewdest)
* Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
* Artful, tricky or cunning.
* (informal) streetwise, street-smart.
** 2003, Ron Ross, Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc, page 287:Willie is very aware of this fact and lets Johnny Attell know that there is a fly in the ointment, and Johnny, who is a very shrewd article, has his chauffeur drive him to Bradford Street so he can change the kid's mind.
* Knowledgeable, intelligent, keen.
** 2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph‎:The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott.
* Nigh accurate.
    a shrewd guess
* Severe, intense, hard.
    a shrewd blow, or assault
* Sharp, snithy, piercing.
    a shrewd wind
* (archaic) Bad, evil, threatening.
** c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:Portia: There are some shrewd contents in yon same paper, That steals the colours from Bassanio's cheek: Some dear friend dead; else nothing in the world Could turn so much the constitution Of any constant man. What, worse and worse!— […]
* (obsolete) Portending, boding.
* (archaic) Noxious, scatheful, mischievous.
** 1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 29:They were wont to please the Fairies, that they might doe them no shrewd turnes, by sweeping clean the Hearth and setting by it […]
* (obsolete) Abusive, shrewish.
* (archaic) Scolding, satirical, sharp.
** 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:Leonato: By my troth, niece, thou wilt never get thee a husband, if thou be so shrewd of thy tongue.

#### Derived terms

* shrewdie
* shrewdly
* shrewdness

#### Translations

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# towel
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English towayle, towel, towail, towaille, from Old French toaille (“towel”) (modern French touaille), Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish *þwahilu (“cloth”), from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną (“to wash”). Cognate with Old High German dwahila (“towel”) (modern dialectal German Zwehle), Dutch dwaal (“towel”), dweil (“mop”), Low German Dweel (“towel”), Old English þwǣle (“band; ribbon; fillet”), Old English þwēan (“to wash”).

### Pronunciation

* enPR: toul, touʹəl
* IPA: /ˈtaʊ(ə)l/
* (Philadelphia) IPA: [tʰæɫ]
* (Southern US) IPA: [tʰæɒ̯ɫ], [tʰɛjɔ̯ɫ]
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)
* This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready. Particularly: "Southern American English"
* Rhymes: -aʊl, -aʊəl

### Noun

towel (plural towels)
* A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.

#### Hyponyms

* lavabo
* see also Derived terms below

#### Derived terms

* bath towel
* beach towel
* cum towel
* cup towel
* dishtowel
* dish towel
* golf towel
* hand towel
* jack towel
* kitchen towel
* oaken towel
* paper towel
* paper toweling
* roller towel
* sanitary towel
* shaving towel
* shop towel
* show towel
* tea towel
* throw in the towel
* towelette
* towel gourd
* towelhead
* towel-horse
* toweling
* towelless
* towellike
* towel rail
* towel snap
* Turkish towel

#### Descendants

* Tok Pisin: taul
* → Fiji Hindi: taul
* → Gujarati: ટુવાલ (ṭuvāl)
* → Iban: tawil
* → Japanese: タオル (taoru)
** →? Yami: tenegey
* → Korean: 타월 (tawol)
* → Marshallese: to̧o̧l
* → Swahili: taulo
* → Volapük: taul
* → Xhosa: ítáwuli

#### Translations
### Verb

towel (third-person singular simple present towels, present participle toweling or towelling, simple past and past participle toweled or towelled)
* (transitive) To hit with a towel.
* (transitive) To dry by using a towel.
    He got out of the shower and toweled himself dry.
* (transitive) To block up (a door, etc.) with a towel, to conceal the fumes of a recreational drug.
** 2012, Dave Tomar, The Shadow Scholar: How I Made a Living Helping College Kids Cheat:We would open the windows, towel the door, and turn my bedroom into an Allman Brothers concert.
* (UK, dialect, obsolete, transitive) To beat with a stick, or "oaken towel".

#### Derived terms

* towel down
* towel off
* towel up
* untoweled, untowelled

### References

* ↑ “towel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

### Anagrams

* Towle, owlet

## Middle English
### Noun

towel
* Alternative form of towayle