town /taʊn/ noun
A1 [C or U] a place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, etc., and usually larger than a village but smaller than a city:
» a seaside/industrial town» a fishing/mining town» He was born in the small town of Castleford, in Yorkshire.» We stayed in the best hotel in town.» the main road into/out of town→ SEE ALSO DOWNTOWN(Cf. ↑downtown), HOMETOWN(Cf. ↑hometown), UPTOWN(Cf. ↑uptown)Thesaurus+: ↑Towns, cities and villages (general)A2 [S or U] the part of a town where the main shops are:
» I'm going into/to town at lunchtime to do some shopping.» I met Charles while I was in town.Thesaurus+: ↑Areas in towns and citiesF0 [U] the most important city or town in a country or area:
» We went up to town to see a play.» Many people go into town (= New York) from New Jersey on weekends.Thesaurus+: ↑Towns, cities and villages (general)B1 [U] MAINLY US the place where you live or work:
» I'm leaving town for a few days.» Barbara is out of town on business this week.Thesaurus+: ↑Towns, cities and villages (general)the town [S]F0 a town or city, rather than the countryside:
» I've always lived in the town.See picture: city/town 
Thesaurus+: ↑Towns, cities and villages (general)
F0 [+ sing/pl verb] the people who live in the town:
» The whole town is/are hoping that their football team will win the final tomorrow.Thesaurus+: ↑People who live or settle somewhere• • •
Extra Examples:» There's not much in the way of entertainment in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs.» We spent our holidays in a small French town.» The town's main features are its beautiful mosque and ancient marketplace.» As agriculture became more capital intensive, many farm labourers moved to the towns and cities to look for work.» When you're in town could you pick up the books I ordered?- wrench
- wrest
- wrestle
- wrestler
- wrestle with sth
- wrestling
- wretch
- wretched
- wretchedly
- wretchedness
- wriggle
- wriggle off the hook
- wriggle out of sth
- wring
- wringer
- wring out
- wring sth from/out of sb
- wring sth's neck
- wring your hands
- wrinkle
- wrinkled
- wrinkle (up) your nose
- wrinkle up your nose
- wrinkle your brow
- wrinkle your nose