English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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towered (imp. & p. p.)

of Tower

Towered (a.)

Adorned or defended by towers.

towering (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Tower

Towering (a.)

Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height.

Towering (a.)

Hence, extreme; violent; surpassing.

Towery (a.)

Having towers; adorned or defended by towers.

Towhee (n.)

The chewink.

Towilly (n.)

The sanderling; -- so called from its cry.

Towing (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Tow

Towline (v. t.)

A line used to tow vessels; a towrope.

Town (adv. & prep.)

Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls.

Town (adv. & prep.)

Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop.

Town (adv. & prep.)

Any collection of houses larger than a village, and not incorporated as a city; also, loosely, any large, closely populated place, whether incorporated or not, in distinction from the country, or from rural communities.

Town (adv. & prep.)

The body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the town voted to send two representatives to the legislature; the town voted to lay a tax for repairing the highways.

Town (adv. & prep.)

A township; the whole territory within certain limits, less than those of a country.

Town (adv. & prep.)

The court end of London;-- commonly with the.

Town (adv. & prep.)

The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country.

Town (adv. & prep.)

A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.

Town-crier (n.)

A town officer who makes proclamations to the people; the public crier of a town.

Towned (a.)

Having towns; containing many towns.