terry

plural terries

1. countableuncountableA type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
2. CommonwealthcountabledateduncountableAny makeshift cloth nappy folded from a large piece of absorbent fabric and held in place by a nappy pin or nappy fastener; a flat nappy.

   Synonyms: terry diaper, terry nappy

plural terries

1. euphemisticA terrorist

alternative Tarry · alternative Torry · alternative Teri · alternative Terri · alternative Terrie

1. A surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.
2. A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.

   Tao was a voracious consumer of fantasy books like Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. When a class was boring, he doodled intricate maps of imaginary lands.

   2015 July 24, Gareth Cook, “The Singular Mind of Terry Tao”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2020

3. A male given name from Latin derived from the Latin for the third ("tertius") given to a third child or a child whose name has the suffix III.
4. A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms.
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana.
   2. A township in Finney County, Kansas.
   3. An unincorporated community in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.
   4. A town in Hinds County, Mississippi.
   5. An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri.
   6. A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
   7. A small town, the county seat of Prairie County, Montana.
   8. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
   9. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.