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tom

/tɑm/noun1 syllable

Tom means: male turkey.

Synonyms for tom10

noun, as in male turkey

turkey cock, gobbler, tom turkey

noun, as in (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites

Uncle Tom

noun, as in male cat

tomcat

also used for tom

male, buck, stag, he-cat, turkeycock

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What does tom mean?3

noun

1

male turkey

2

(ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites

3

male cat

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tom?13

one syllable

mombombcalmpalmdompromrombalmnom

two syllables

islamassamsalaam

three syllables

vietnam
Show 40 near rhymes
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Tom in a sentence

  • Tom expected to leave early in the morning, but he overslept.CK
  • Tom never used to smoke, but he does now.CK
  • Tom, who is kind, will be glad to do anything for me.unknown
  • Tom watched them hurry through the doors, a disagreeable expression on his face.mailohilohi
  • Tom, who had been working all day, wanted to have a rest.CM
  • Tom ran and ran, until at last he saw the telephone booth.CM
  • Tom said he was ill, which was a lie.CM
  • Tom, what would you like to have for dinner?CK

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Forms of tom

as a noun

plural
toms