town

Definitions

1. noun

   A place with houses, shops and local government, bigger than a village.

   Examples

   • They live in a small town near the coast.
   • Walls once protected the town and gave it identity.
2. noun

   A bigger and busier place than where you are, as in go into town.

   Examples

   • I will drive into town to see the game tonight.
   • We are heading into town for dinner.
3. noun

   A country place where a market is held.

   Examples

   • Farmers traveled for miles to the town on market day.
   • The old market town still holds a Saturday market.
4. noun

   The local people of a university area, as opposed to the students.

   Examples

   • Tension between town and gown sometimes rose at exam time.
   • The festival brought town and gown together.
5. noun

   The town being talked about.

   Examples

   • Call me when you get to town.
   • They put up lost dog posters all over town.
6. noun

   A big city, especially where the speaker lives.

   Examples

   • There is always a business theme in this town.
   • Everyone in this town knows each other.
7. noun

   In British informal use, a townhouse.

   Examples

   • Detached houses sell faster than towns or semis.
   • They bought a small town near the city center.
8. noun

   The local government of a town.

   Examples

   • The town filed a lawsuit against the builder.
   • The town approved the new budget at last night's meeting.
9. noun

   In old use, the land around a lord's house.

   Examples

   • Old records describe the edge of the lord's town.
   • Tenants paid rent for land within the manor's town.
10. noun

    In old use, a farm or farmyard.

    Examples

    • The chickens were kept in the yard behind the town.
    • He worked the family town from dawn to dusk.