town
town is a 4-letter English word with 12 senses as adjectivedverb & preposition and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjectivedverb & preposition. Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls.
- adjectivedverb & preposition. Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop.
- adjectivedverb & preposition. Any collection of houses larger than a village, and not incorporated as a city; also, loosely, any large, closely populated place, whether incorporated or not, in distinction from the country, or from rural communities.
- adjectivedverb & preposition. The body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the town voted to send two representatives to the legislature; the town voted to lay a tax for repairing the highways.
- adjectivedverb & preposition. A township; the whole territory within certain limits, less than those of a country.
- adjectivedverb & preposition. The court end of London;-- commonly with the.
- adjectivedverb & preposition. The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country.
- adjectivedverb & preposition. A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.
- noun. the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
"the whole town cheered the team"
- noun. an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
"they drive through town on their way to work"
- noun. an administrative division of a county
"the town is responsible for snow removal"
- noun. United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844)
Synonyms
townsfolk, townspeople, township
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in town:
Common word forms
towns, towned, towner, townes, townly, townful, townless
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