terry

/ˈtɛɹi/

name 5noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

favorite, injured, last, pleased

My favorite terry cloth towel has been in my family for over ten years.

VERB + TERRY

books, box, labeled, like, names, see, speak

I like to see Terry at the coffee shop every morning before work.

TERRY + NOUN

christine, discworld, pratchett, s, son, tate, tate's

Terry Pratchett wrote some of the most imaginative fantasy novels ever published.

PREP.

about, about, out

The kids were running about in their terry cloth robes after swimming.

ADV.

always, often

I always terry my wet hair with a soft towel after showering.

Definitions

noun

A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.

Any 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.

noun

A terrorist

name

A surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.

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.

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.

A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms.

A number of places in the United States:

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both side

terrycloth

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

Why? Because Terry Tate always replied promptly, that's why.

Tatoeba · #36435

Terry was very pleased with the news.

Tatoeba · #39279

You'd better put your cigarette out before Terry sees it.

Tatoeba · #39280

I would like to see Mr Terry Tate.

Tatoeba · #39281

And began my first letter to Terry Tate.

Tatoeba · #50807

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, terry is marked as dated, euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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