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Definitions for Town

[1] a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
[2] a densely populated area of considerable size, as a city or borough.
[3] (especially in New England) a municipal corporation with less elaborate organization and powers than a city.
[4] (in most U.S. states except those of New England) a township.
[5] any urban area, as contrasted with its surrounding countryside.
[6] the inhabitants of a town; townspeople; citizenry.
[7] the particular town or city in mind or referred to: living on the outskirts of town; to be out of town.
[8] a nearby or neighboring city; the chief town or city in a district: I am staying at a friend's apartment in town.
[9] the main business or shopping area in a town or city; downtown.
[10] British . a village or hamlet in which a periodic market or fair is held. any village or hamlet.
[11] Scot. a farmstead.
[12] of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or belonging to a town: town laws; town government; town constable.
[13] go to town , Informal . to be successful. to do well, efficiently, or speedily: The engineers really went to town on those plans. to lose restraint or inhibition; overindulge.
[14] on the town , Informal . in quest of entertainment in a city's nightclubs, bars, etc.; out to have a good time: a bunch of college kids out on the town. supported by the public charity of the state or community; on relief.
[15] paint the town . paint(def 16) .
[16] Ith·i·el [ith -ee-uh  l] /ˈɪθ i əl/ , 1784–1844, U.S. architect.
[17] a densely populated urban area, typically smaller than a city and larger than a village, having some local powers of government and a fixed boundary (as modifier ) town life Related adjective: urban
[18] a city, borough, or other urban area
[19] (in the US) a territorial unit of local government that is smaller than a county; township
[20] the nearest town or commercial district
[21] London or the chief city of an area
[22] the inhabitants of a town
[23] the permanent residents of a university town as opposed to the university staff and students Compare gown (def. 3)
[24] go to town to make a supreme or unrestricted effort; go all out Australian and NZ informal to lose one's temper
[25] on the town seeking out entertainments and amusements

Words related to Town

city, municipality, metropolis, township, burg, boondocks, hamlet, seat, borough, apple, whistle-stop

Words nearby Town

towie, towing path, towkay, towline, towmond, town, town and gown, town car, town clerk, town crier, town gas

Origin of Town

before 900; Middle English toun, tun, Old English tūn walled or fenced place, courtyard, farmstead, village; cognate with Old Norse tūn homefield, German Zaun fence, Old Irish dún fort

Other words from Town

town·less , adjective
in·ter·town , adjective

Word origin for Town

Old English tūn village; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse tūn, Old High German zūn fence, Old Irish dūn

Synonyms for Town

city, metropolis, municipality, township, apple, boondocks, borough, burg, hamlet, seat, sticks, whistle-stop