| Town (adv. & prep.) Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls. |
| Town (adv. & prep.) Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop. |
| Town (adv. & prep.) Any collection of houses larger than a village, and not incorporated as a city |
| Town (adv. & prep.) The body of inhabitants resident in a town |
| Town (adv. & prep.) A township |
| Town (adv. & prep.) The court end of London |
| Town (adv. & prep.) The metropolis or its inhabitants |
| Town (adv. & prep.) A farm or farmstead |
| Town-crier (n.) A town officer who makes proclamations to the people |
| city planning / town planning / urban planning determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community |
| row house / town house a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls |
| town hall a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government |
| talk talk of the town idle gossip or rumor, "there has been talk about you lately" |
| New England clam chowder a thick chowder made with clams and potatoes and onions and salt pork and milk |
| boiled dinner / New England boiled dinner corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables |
| Anglican Church / Anglican Communion / Church of England the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs), has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head |
| town / townspeople / townsfolk the people living in a municipality smaller than a city, "the whole town cheered the team" |
| village / small town / settlement a community of people smaller than a town |
| town meeting government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters |