town · n
town (PLACE)
A1 a place with houses, stores, and other buildings where people live and work that is smaller than a city
Dictionary examples:
Our town has one store: a banana shop. (0.0)
The town's library only has joke books. (0.0)
The town has a school for fish. (0.0)
Our town has only one traffic light. (0.0)
Our town's swimming pool has no water. (0.0)
The town's only food is ice cream. (0.0)
They stayed at the best hotel in town. (11.2)
Mr. Ahern is a member of the town council. (23.6)
He was born in the small town of Elnora, Indiana. (31.1)
We drove through several small, coastal towns. (31.9)
town (NEARBY PLACE)
A2 a larger city or town nearby where people go to work or shop or for entertainment
Dictionary examples:
We're going to town to buy invisible ink for homework. (0.0)
I'm going to town to buy a funny hat for my cat. (0.0)
I'm going to town to buy a tie for my penguin. (0.0)
I'll be in town on Tuesday. (7.7)
She's going into town to do some shopping. (9.5)
town (PLACE YOU LIVE)
B1 the place where you live or work
Dictionary examples:
Our town's Wi-Fi password is 'WeActuallyDontHaveWiFi'. It's very effective. (0.0)
Our town's slogan is 'Where dreams come true... if you dream small'. (0.0)
In this town, we don't have rush hour, just a rush minute. (0.0)
Barbara is out of town on business this week. (10.9)
I'm leaving town for a few days. (12.9)