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Definition tom

Etymology 1

From generic use of the proper name Tom.

Noun

tom (plural toms)

  1. The male of the domesticated cat.
  2. The male of the turkey.
  3. The male of the orangutan.
  4. The male of certain other animals.
  5. (Britain, slang) prostitutes
  6. (US, slang) A lesbian.
  7. (music) Clipping of tom-tom.
  8. (obsolete) The jack of trumps in the card game gleek.
  9. (Britain, regional, obsolete) A close-stool.

Etymology 2

Shortened from tomato

Noun

tom (plural toms)

  1. (Britain, greengrocers' slang) A tomato (the fruit).

Etymology 3

Rhyming slang from tomfoolery.

Noun

tom (uncountable)

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) jewellery

Etymology 4

From Uncle Tom.

Verb

tom (third-person singular simple present toms, present participle tomming, simple past and past participle tommed)

  1. (intransitive, derogatory, of a black person) To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.

Etymology 5

Verb

tom (third-person singular simple present toms, present participle tomming, simple past and past participle tommed)

  1. (nautical) To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability.

Results 224 Words with the letters TOM

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6 letter words with the letters TOM 
5 letter words with the letters TOM 
ATOMY 10
COMET 11
COMPT 14
COMTE 11
GEMOT 10
MAGOT 10
MATZO 17
MONTH 11
MOTEY 10
MOTHS 10
MOTHY 12
MOTIF 11
MOULT 10
MOUNT 10
MOUTH 11
MUTON 10
NOTUM 10
STOMP 11
TEMPO 11
TOMBS 11
TOMMY 13
TROMP 11
VOMIT 12
4 letter words with the letters TOM 
ATOM 7
MOAT 7
MOLT 8
MOOT 7
MORT 7
MOST 7
MOTE 7
MOTH 9
MOTS 7
MOTT 7
OMIT 7
TOMB 10
TOME 7
TOMS 7
TOOM 7
3 letter words with the letters TOM 
MOT 6
TOM 6
2 letter words with the letters TOM 
MO 5
OM 5
TO 2

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