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Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world, and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.
Steve Earle

Meaning of "Townes" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOWNES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOWNES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Townes is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOWNES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Townes in the English dictionary

The definition of Townes in the dictionary is Charles Hard. born 1915, US physicist, noted for his research in quantum electronics leading to the invention of the maser and the laser; shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1964.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOWNES


bones
bəʊnz
Burne-Jones
bɜːndʒəʊnz
colons
kəˈləʊnz
crossbones
ˈkrɒsˌbəʊnz
downs
daʊnz
earphones
ˈɪəfəʊnz
Hall-Jones
ˈhɔːlˈdʒəʊnz
headphones
ˈhɛdˌfəʊnz
Jones
dʒəʊnz
knucklebones
ˈnʌkəlˌbəʊnz
lazybones
ˈleɪzɪˌbəʊnz
marrowbones
ˈmærəʊˌbəʊnz
nones
nəʊnz
overtones
ˈəʊvəˌtəʊnz
plainstones
ˈpleɪnˌstəʊnz
rackabones
ˈrækəˌbəʊnz
reach-me-downs
ˈriːtʃmiːˌdaʊnz
sawbones
ˈsɔːˌbəʊnz
Stones
stəʊnz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOWNES

Townshend
township
townskip
townsman
townsmen
townspeople
Townsville

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOWNES

Agnes
Barnes
behind the scenes
Cannes
Des Moines
Grenadines
headlines
iTunes
johannes
Keynes
lines
news headlines
Philippines
Pines
Puvis de Chavannes
Rennes
Rolling Stones
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
the Grenadines
Yvelines

Synonyms and antonyms of Townes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Townes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOWNES

Find out the translation of Townes to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Townes from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Townes» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

汤斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Townes
570 millions of speakers

English

Townes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तोव्नेस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تاونز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Таунс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Townes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টাউন্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Townes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Townes
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Townes
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タウンズ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Townes
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kutha kembar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Townes
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Townes
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टाउन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Townes
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Townes
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Townes
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Таунс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Townes
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Townes
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Townes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Townes
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Townes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Townes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOWNES»

The term «Townes» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.843 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOWNES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Townes

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2 QUOTES WITH «TOWNES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Townes.
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Steve Earle
Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world, and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.
2
Lyle Lovett
When I first was trying to play the clubs around Houston to start playing my own songs, songwriters like Eric Taylor and Vince Bell and Townes Van Zandt and Don Sanders were just really encouraging to me and would let me sit in with them during their sets and introduce me to the person that owned and booked the club.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOWNES»

Discover the use of Townes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Townes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Deeper Blue: The Life and Music of Townes Van Zandt
A biography of Texas songwriter Townes Van Zandt, discussing his troubled childhood, the development of his career as a wandering folk singer, and his relationships with women, and including analyses of his songs.
Robert Earl Hardy, 2008
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I'll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of ...
Forewords by “Cowboy” Jack Clement and longtime Van Zandt manager and friend Harold F. Eggers Jr. open the book, and each chapter begins with an introduction in which Atkinson provides context and background, linking each interviewee to ...
Brian T. Atkinson, 2011
3
How the Laser Happened: Adventures of a Scientist
This memoir traces his multifaceted career from its beginnings on the family farm in South Carolina
Charles H. Townes, 1999
4
Making waves
Throughout his career Charles Townes has tended to avoid staying in fields that become too popular; consequently, his work has been characterized by great diversity.
Charles H. Townes, 1995
5
Amazing Light: A Volume Dedicated To Charles Hard Townes On ...
" The contributions to this volume reflect Townes's wider interests and influence, ranging from quantum optics to astrophysics, and from electrical engineering to medicine.
Raymond Y. Chiao, 2011
6
Misadventures of a Scientist's Wife
Frances Townes, his wife, has also been on a trail of discovery, searching for the core of individual relatedness that must lie behind and beyond technology if our civilization is to survive.
Frances Townes, 2007
7
Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil
This groundbreaking book provides an analytical tool to understand how and why evil works in the world as it does.
Emilie M. Townes, 2006
8
Embracing the spirit: womanist perspectives on hope, ...
This book continues the conversations begun in Emilie Townes's path-breaking A Troubling in My Soul: Womanist Perspectives on Evil and Suffering.
Emilie Maureen Townes, 1997
9
The Tribe
Horror
Gregory Townes, 2004
10
American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North ...
Subfamily Metopiinae [Apolophus Townes (1 sp., A. borealis Townes & Townes); Bothromus Townes & Townes (4 spp.); Carria Schmiedeknecht (2 spp.); Chorinaeus Holmgren (10 spp.); Colpotrochia Holmgren, subgenus Colpotrochia s. str.
Ross H. Arnett, Jr., 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOWNES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Townes is used in the context of the following news items.
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Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Induction Pays Tribute to Guy Clark …
Country legend Loretta Lynn, Texas accordion master Flaco Jimenez, dark songsmith Townes Van Zandt and Western swing veterans Asleep at the Wheel were ... «Billboard, Jun 15»
2
Justin Townes Earle, American country musician, optimistic about …
But boyhood was anything but easy for singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle. The son of hard-living country star Steve Earle, Earle began dabbling in hard ... «ABC Online, Apr 15»
3
Bluesfest 2015 Sideshows: Justin Townes Earle, Hunter Hayes
The last 12 months have been huge for Justin Townes Earle as well — he got married, and recorded and released two albums of material in the midst of tours ... «Music Feeds, Feb 15»
4
SPIE opens up Townes archive
Photonics society SPIE is making its journal publications featuring research authored by Charles Townes available via open access through March. «Optics.org, Jan 15»
5
Nobel laureate and laser inventor Charles Townes dies at 99
Charles Townes collage Charles Hard Townes, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, who shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in ... «UC Berkeley, Jan 15»
6
Justin Townes Earle on the Commies Ruining the Music Industry
Justin Townes Earle is a scrappy motherfucker. Son of alt country legend Steve Earle and godson to Townes Van Zandt, he grew up with his mother in Nashville ... «Daily Beast, Jan 15»
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Clarification of Status Regarding the Relationship of xG, Larry …
Mr. Townes is a friend I have known for years and we have worked together on many projects over the years. I respect his decision to leave our Board and will ... «PR Newswire, Dec 14»
8
Justin Townes Earle announces another new album, Absent Fathers …
Alt country songwriter Justin Townes Earle released his fifth album, Single Mothers, to warm reviews just last month. Now, he's revealed that its companion ... «Consequence of Sound, Oct 14»
9
Jamie T covers Townes Van Zandt's 'Waiting 'Round To Die' - listen
Speaking about the cover, Jamie T said: "I've been a fan of Townes Van Zandt for a few years now and I think he's a beautiful songwriter. And I believe this is the ... «NME.com, Oct 14»
10
Q&A with Justin Townes Earle
Few have lived as hard as Justin Townes Earle and survived to talk about it. Born the son of a famous musician (more on that later in the interview), Earle was ... «Alexandria Times, Sep 14»

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