busy/bustling The town was busy even in November. a little town a pretty little town in the French Alps a major town It is one of the UK’s biggest retailers with shops in every major town. 6 → the town 7 → go to town (on something) 8 → (out) on the town 9 → town and gown → ghost town, home town, → paint the town (red) COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + town small/big I grew up in a small town in Iowa.
5 village American English SG TOWN several houses forming a small group around a church, shops etc SYN village British English Rowayton is a small town of around 4,000 people.
Guess who’s in town? Jodie’s sister! Do you know of a good place to eat? I’m from out of town (=from a different town ). 4 where you live TOWN the town or city where you live Cam left town about an hour ago, so he should be out at the farm by now. 3 people GROUP OF PEOPLE all the people who live in a particular town The whole town turned out to watch the procession. ► see thesaurus at city 2 main centre SG TOWN the business or shopping centre of a town We’re going into town tonight to see a film. S1 W1 noun 1 place SG TOWN a large area with houses, shops, offices etc where people live and work, that is smaller than a city and larger than a village an industrial town in the Midlands town of the town of Norwalk, Connecticut I walked to the nearest town.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English town town / taʊn /
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