Antonyms for
terry
A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
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No Antonyms Found for Terry

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All Definitions for Terry

Below are all the dictionary definitions of terry:

1A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
2Any makeshift cloth nappy folded from a large piece of absorbent fabric and held in place by a nappy pin or nappy fastener
3A flat nappy.
4A terrorist
5A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.
6A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms.
7A surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.
8A male given name from Latin derived from the Latin for the third ("tertius") given to a third child or a child whose name has the suffix III.
9A number of places in the United States:
10An unincorporated community in Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana.
11A township in Finney County, Kansas.
12An unincorporated community in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.
13A town in Hinds County, Mississippi.
14An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri.
15A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
16A small town, the county seat of Prairie County, Montana.
17An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
18An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

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