Home › Words › D › dishtoweldishtoweldishtowel means A towel or any similar cloth used to dry dishes.EtymologyFrom dish + towel.nounA towel or any similar cloth used to dry dishes.e.g.“A child of the Great Depression, Grandma would never throw away a dishtowel until it had more holes than thread.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dishcloth 80% match — A cloth used to wash dishes. vs dishtowel →dishwiper 79% match — A dish towel. vs dishtowel →dishclout 71% match — A dishcloth. vs dishtowel →dishmop 67% match — A small mop used for washing dishes. vs dishtowel →dishrag 65% match — Synonym of dishcloth (but now widely held to connote a threadbare and unclean nature versus that synonym). vs dishtowel →dishtray 64% match — A tray for dishes. vs dishtowel →dishwash 62% match — To wash dishes and other dishware. vs dishtowel →dishwater 61% match — Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in. vs dishtowel →