town
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
How often you will meet it
Rank 400 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 49,768 times across 173,849 chapters — 0.024% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city they drive through town on their way to work
- the people living in a municipality smaller than a city also: townspeople, townsfolk the whole town cheered the team
- an administrative division of a county also: township the town is responsible for snow removal
- United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844) also: Ithiel Town
town in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The town is gay, the inns are full of cheer.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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When I leave town now I never tell my people where I am going.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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The queen gave way, and the army encamped on a large field in front of the town.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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All the time growing madder with restlessness, for who could tell if she might not be leaving town!
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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When the news of the burning went over the country like wildfire, at every country town anvils boomed forth the announcement.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1