towline |
a rope, chain, or the like by which something may be towed. |
town |
a center of population that is larger than a village but generally smaller than a city. [4 definitions] |
town clerk |
an official who keeps town records and accounts, issues local licenses and permits, and manages the town office. |
town crier |
a man hired by a town, before the advent of mass media, to proclaim the news or make public announcements in the streets. |
town hall |
a building that houses the administrative offices of a town and often the meeting room of the town governing body. |
town house |
a two-story or three-story house that is attached to one or more similar units, usu. by common side walls. [2 definitions] |
townie |
(informal) a resident of a college town who is not a student or staff member in the college. |
town meeting |
a public assembly, open to all residents of a town. [2 definitions] |
townsfolk |
the people who live in a town. |
township |
a subdivision of a county, usu. having some authority for local government. |
townsman |
a native or resident of a town. [3 definitions] |
townspeople |
those who live in a town; townsfolk. |
townswoman |
a woman who is a native or resident of one's own town. [2 definitions] |
towpath |
a path along the bank of a river or canal trodden by animals or people towing boats. |
towrope |
a rope, cable, or the like, used to tow boats; towline. |
tow truck |
a truck equipped to tow disabled or illegally parked vehicles; wrecker. |
toxemia |
illness due to poisonous substances in the bloodstream, as from eating contaminated food or from infection; blood poisoning. |
toxic |
of, pertaining to, or resulting from a toxin or other poison. [2 definitions] |
toxicant |
poisonous; toxic. [2 definitions] |
toxicity |
the condition, property, or fact of being toxic or containing toxins. |
toxico- |
poison. |