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tom¹
- /tɒm/ UK
- /tɑm/ US
Rhymes with -ɒm
noun toms
- The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.
- The male of the turkey.
- The male of the orangutan.
- The male of certain other animals.
- A female prostitute.
- A lesbian.
- Clipping of tom-tom
- The jack of trumps in the card game gleek.
- A close-stool.
Similar: tomcat, he-cat, turkey-cock
tom²
- /tɒm/ UK
- /tɑm/ US
Rhymes with -ɒm
Where it comes from
Shortened from tomato
noun toms
- A tomato (the fruit). Toms 90p a pound
tom³
- /tɒm/ UK
- /tɑm/ US
Rhymes with -ɒm
Where it comes from
Rhyming slang from tomfoolery.
noun
- jewellery
tom⁴
- /tɒm/ UK
- /tɑm/ US
Rhymes with -ɒm
Where it comes from
From Uncle Tom.
verb toms · tomming · tommed
- To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.
tom⁵
- /tɒm/ UK
- /tɑm/ US
Rhymes with -ɒm
verb toms · tomming · tommed
- To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability.
Tom⁶
- /tɒm/ UK
- /tɑm/ US
Rhymes with -ɒm
Where it comes from
From Middle English Thomme. Hypocorism of Thomas. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Thomas Jefferson featured on it.
proper noun Toms
- A diminutive of the male given name Thomas, also used as a formal male given name. Poor Tom's a-cold.
- A nickname for a common man.
noun Toms
- Ellipsis of Uncle Tom I thought it was nice for them [civil rights volunteers] to come in here. But they wasn’t welcome among white people. The black people welcomed them with open arms, but they wasn’t welcomed by the white people. And the churches began to burn: Everetts Chapel and Union Hill. I’ll be honest and tell y
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A United States two-dollar bill.
Toms: two-dollar bills bearing the portrait of President Thomas Jefferson
Similar: Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson
Tom⁷
- /tɒm/ UK
- /tɑm/ US
Rhymes with -ɒm
Where it comes from
Variant of TOM (“time of the month”) influenced by the name.
noun
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Synonym of menstruation.
Sorry, maybe next week. Uncle Tom is visiting.
Similar: menstruation
Tom⁸
- /tɒm/ UK
- /tɑm/ US
Rhymes with -ɒm
Where it comes from
Possibly onomatopoeia, conflated with the given name, given the practice of giving objects such as Big Ben human names. Alternatively, it may derive from an inscription on the old bell used as metal to make the Great Tom of Oxford in 1680: In Thomæ laude resono bim bom sine fraude.
proper noun
- A large, deep-toned bell, or a particularly notable example of one. They had a thick rim, and when struck with pieces of wood, gave out a tone deeper than that of some of the Great Toms renowned in belldom.
TOM⁹
noun
- Acronym of time of the month
- Acronym of Translocon on Outer Membrane
ToM10
noun ToMs
- Initialism of theory of mind Thus there are stages of gaze following, followed by primary ToM, then secondary ToM, then perspective taking, with the speed of transitions influenced by experience[…]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tomcat, turkey cock, gobbler, uncle tom, tom turkey, tum, soup, tang, sandy, hollow, ooh, peeping, undertone, nails, shutting, cruise
noun
Similar: tomcat, he-cat, turkey-cock
Translations
Every language
noun male cat
| Español | gato |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수고양이 sugoyang'i |
| 日本語 | 雄猫 |
| 中文 | 郎貓 /郎猫 lángmāo |
| हिन्दी | बिल्ला billā |
| Português | gato |
| Français | matou, chat |
| Deutsch | Kater, Katzenmännchen, männliche Katze, Kätzerich |
| Italiano | gatto |
| Ελληνικά | γάτος gátos, κεραμιδόγατος keramidógatos, αλητόγατος alitógatos |
| Română | cotoi, motan |
| Русский | кот kot |
| العربية | قِطّ qiṭṭ |
noun drum type
| Español | tamtan |
|---|
noun male of other animals
| Español | macho |
|---|---|
| Português | macho |
| Français | mâle |
| Deutsch | Männchen |
| Italiano | maschio |
| Română | mascul |
| Русский | саме́ц saméc |
name male diminutive
| 中文 | 湯姆 /汤姆 tāngmǔ |
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