terry
IPA: tˈɛri
noun
- 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.
- A surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.
- A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.
- A 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.
- A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana.
- A township in Finney County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana.
- A town in Hinds County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
- A small town, the county seat of Prairie County, Montana.
- An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
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Examples of "terry" in Sentences
- Terry enjoys seeing people laugh at his sally.
- Terry is furious with Arthur for not confiding in him.
- She is also the only woman who is not fancied by Terry.
- Terry Willers wrote the number in the dust on one of the ATVs.
- Terry locks the house and throws the key on the lawn in the dark.
- Terry Backer, remains in the leadership of the Waterkeeper movement.
- Arthur and Terry help to extricate him from his precarious situation.
- Terry has to resort to his fists to extricate themselves from the situation.
- Bob promptly seduces the landlady's daughter, and Terry seduces the landlady.
- Terry and Rosemary smiled icily to indicate their reluctance to leave the spot.
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