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dom¹
- /dɒm/ UK
- /dɑm/ US
- /dɔm/ US
- /dɔm/ Australia
Sounds like Dom, domme, Domme, dom/me, Dom/me · Rhymes with -ɒm
Where it comes from
Clipping of dominance, dominant, dominate, or domination.
noun doms
- A dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices.
- Domination.
verb doms · domming · dommed
- To dominate. Nola is actually "Nurse Nola," a dominatrix who specializes in medical role playing. […] "After that," she continues, "I started domming, which I did for a long time, but have never liked much."
dom²
- /dɒm/ UK
- /dɑm/ US
- /dɔm/ US
- /dɔm/ Australia
Sounds like Dom, domme, Domme, dom/me, Dom/me · Rhymes with -ɒm
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Portuguese dom. Doublet of domine, dominie, dominus, and don.
noun doms · dons
- A title formerly borne by member of the high nobility of Portugal and Brazil.
- A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders.
Dom³
- /dɒm/ UK
- /dɑm/ US
- /dɔm/ Australia
Sounds like dom, domme, Domme, dom/me, Dom/me · Rhymes with -ɒm
Where it comes from
Shortenings.
proper noun
- A unisex given name, a form of Dominic or Dominique.
- Alternative letter-case form of dom
Dom⁴
- /dɒm/ UK
- /dɑm/ US
- /dɔm/ Australia
Sounds like dom, domme, Domme, dom/me, Dom/me · Rhymes with -ɒm
Where it comes from
From Portuguese dom, and its source, Latin dominus.
noun Doms
- A title given to royalty and high-ranking ecclesiastics in Portugal and Brazil.
- A title given to Roman Catholic monastic dignitaries.
Dom⁵
- /dɒm/ UK
- /dɑm/ US
- /dɔm/ Australia
Sounds like dom, domme, Domme, dom/me, Dom/me · Rhymes with -ɒm
Where it comes from
From Hindi [Term?], from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma). Doublet of Rom.
noun Doms
- A caste (or member of this caste) in Indian society, originally comprising drummers or travelling musicians and now generally referring to a Dalit subcaste responsible for the cremation and disposal of dead bodies. Chand Ghat, where Dolly lives, is primarily a Dom neighbourhood, home to a small community of corpse-burners.
Dom⁶
- /dɒm/ UK
- /dɑm/ US
- /dɔm/ Australia
Sounds like dom, domme, Domme, dom/me, Dom/me · Rhymes with -ɒm
Where it comes from
Related to Rom and Lom.
proper noun Doms
- An Indo-Aryan ethnic group, living mainly in the Middle East and North Africa.
- A Middle Eastern Gypsy.
DOM⁷
noun DOMs
- Initialism of date of marriage
- Initialism of dirty old man
- Initialism of dissolved organic matter
- Acronym of Document Object Model The same applies to DHTML. Why can't anyone agree on a single standard? Probably because Micro$oft wants to retain a desktop monopoly in the face of superior technology avaialable on other platforms. Even on Windows, Netscape and IE use different DOMs.
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2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine, a psychedelic and a substituted amphetamine.
Similar: STP
- Initialism of disk on module
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rounded, vaulted, mom, silly, guise, foolish, stupidly, pretext, stupid, home, house, ven, ruling, doom, mod, condemnation
Translations
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noun person who dominates in BDSM practices
| Español | dominante |
|---|---|
| Português | dominante |
| Français | dominateur, dominatrice, domina |
| Русский | господин gospodin, госпожа gospoža |
Talk about this word "dom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dom. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dom "dom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dom.Cite this
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title = {dom},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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