tom

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UK /tɒm/ US /tɑm/

noun 13name 3verb 2

Collocations

ADJ.

easygoing, good, good, great, happy, large, late, many

My easygoing tom never minded being handled by the children.

VERB + TOM

call, count, didn't, followed, hurry, leaving, meeting, met

She called Tom to ask if he wanted to join us for dinner tomorrow night.

TOM + NOUN

bats, cleanup, engine, family, i'm, man, morning, perspective

The tom engine finally started after we replaced the spark plugs last week.

PREP.

about, except, in, on, on, up, with

I found a torn page in the old book lying on the shelf.

ADV.

again, always, then, then

I couldn't find him again, so Tom had to reschedule the meeting for next week.

Definitions

noun

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.

noun

A tomato (the fruit).

Toms 90p a pound

“I'd like sausage, eggs, bacon, toms, mushies, beans – oh, and some fried bread,” said Mike.

noun

jewellery

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — male turkey

gobbler

noun — male cat

tomcat

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Toms 90p a pound

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“I'd like sausage, eggs, bacon, toms, mushies, beans – oh, and some fried bread,” said Mike.

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Poor Tom's a-cold.

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"Good,—that's a whack. What's your name?" "Becky Thatcher. What's yours? Oh, I know. It's Thomas Sawyer." "That's the name they lick me by. I'm Tom when I'm good. You call me Tom, will you?"

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What I'm worrying about is what Tom says when he starts talking." "Uncle Tom?" "I wish there was something else you could call him except 'Uncle Tom'," said Aunt Dahlia a little testily. "Every time y

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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 whi

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, tom is marked as dated, slang, derogatory, UK, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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