Meanings
noundish towel (plural dish towels)
plural dish towels · alternative dishtowel
- A piece of absorbent cloth for drying or wiping dishes, cups or silverware
- A piece of cloth similar in size or texture, but used for other functions
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech utěrka
- utěrkatowel for wiping dishes
Finnish keittiöpyyhe, pyyhe
- keittiöpyyhetowel for wiping dishes
- pyyhesimilar towel for some other function
French torchon, essuie de vaisselle
- torchontowel for wiping dishes
- essuie de vaisselletowel for wiping dishes
German Spüllappen, Spültuch
- Spüllappentowel for wiping dishes
- Spültuchtowel for wiping dishes
- Geschirrtuchtowel for wiping dishes
- Trockentuchtowel for wiping dishes
Hungarian konyharuha, törlőkendő
- konyharuhatowel for wiping dishes
- törlőkendőtowel for wiping dishes
- törlőruhatowel for wiping dishes
Irish ceirt soithí
- ceirt soithítowel for wiping dishes
Polish ścierka do naczyń, ścierka kuchenna
- ścierka do naczyńtowel for wiping dishes
- ścierka kuchennatowel for wiping dishes
- ręcznik kuchennytowel for wiping dishes
- ścierka do naczyńsimilar towel for some other function
- ścierka kuchennasimilar towel for some other function
- ręcznik kuchennysimilar towel for some other function
Turkish kurulama bezi
- kurulama bezitowel for wiping dishes
Cite this entry
APA
dish towel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dish%20towel
MLA
“dish towel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dish%20towel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dish towel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dish%20towel.
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