Tom

Pronunciation

• British IPA: /tÉ’m/
• US IPA: /tÉ‘m/
• Rhymes: -É’m

From generic use of the proper name Tom.

Full definition of tom

Noun

1. The male of the domesticated cat.
2. The male of the turkey.
3. The male of certain other animals.
4. (British, slang) A prostitute.
5. (music) A type of drum.
6. (obsolete) The jack of trumps in the card game gleek.

Synonyms

• (male cat) tomcat, he-cat
• (male turkey) turkey-cock
• (male of other animals) male
• (prostitute) See also

Derived terms

Shortened from tomato

Noun

1. (British, greengrocers' slang) A tomato the fruit.Toms 90p a pound

Rhyming slang from tomfoolery.

Noun

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) jewellery

From Uncle Tom.

Verb

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

Verb

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

Anagrams

• Mot , MOT