dishtowel

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dishtowel

She dries a plate with a clean dishtowel.

Definition

Noun: A towel specifically designed for drying dishes, glasses, and other kitchenware after they have been washed. It is typically made of absorbent cotton or linen.

Usage

A "dishtowel" is used to dry items by hand. It is a common household item kept in the kitchen. - After washing the plates, she dried them with a clean dishtowel. - He wiped his hands on the dishtowel hanging by the sink.

Advanced Usage
  • "To be as useful as a wet dishtowel": An informal idiom describing something or someone that is completely ineffective or useless.
    • That old software is as useful as a wet dishtowel.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dish towel: The more common two-word spelling variant. Both "dishtowel" and "dish towel" mean the same thing.
  • Tea towel (chiefly British English): A synonym for a dishtowel, often made of thinner linen and sometimes used for covering food or drying fine china.
Synonyms
  • Tea towel
  • Kitchen towel
  • Drying cloth
Related Phrases
  • "To throw in the dishtowel": A humorous variation of the idiom "to throw in the towel" (meaning to give up), playing on the kitchen context.
    • After trying to fix the leak for an hour, he threw in the dishtowel and called a plumber.
dishtowel

She dries a plate with a clean dishtowel.

Noun
  1. a towel for drying dishes

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