towel
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
Types & categories
- piece of cloth hypernym
- bath towel hyponym
- beach towel hyponym
- dishtowel hyponym
- hand towel hyponym
- paper towel hyponym
- roller towel hyponym
Related & opposite
- towel derivation
Sense 2 verb
wipe with a towel
towel your hair dry
Types & categories
- wipe hypernym
Related & opposite
- towel derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | towel |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | piece of cloth |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bath towel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | beach towel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dishtowel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hand towel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | paper towel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | roller towel |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | towel |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | wipe |