tom
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
a tomcat.
Origin of tom
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How to use tom in a sentence
tom Brady, the prettiest of pretty boys, leads the Patriots.
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits | Emily Shire | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThere, many minority parents supported tom Torklarson, who favored the education reform agenda.
How Public Sector Unions Divide the Democrats | Daniel DiSalvo | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTtom Rust, a spokesman for the House Ethics Committee, declined to comment to The Daily Beast.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress | Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRetired Det. tom Nerney, formerly of the NYPD Major Case Squad, investigated Shakur.
tom Cotton credits Harvard as the place where he “discovered political philosophy as a way of life.”
tom—I felt out of myself in a way—as though I'd escaped—into—into quite different conditions——'
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThe conflict in tom's puzzled heart sharpened that evening into dreadful edges that cut him mercilessly whichever way he turned.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodShe gave details of the singular mood that had come upon her with the arrival of Tony, but tom hardly heard her.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThen, inexplicably, he shifted to the other side that the old, the normal tom presented generously to the new.
The Wave | Algernon Blackwoodtom lingered a few minutes, watching them pass along the verandah to the room beyond.
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
British Dictionary definitions for tom (1 of 2)
/ (tɒm) /
the male of various animals, esp the cat
(as modifier): a tom turkey
(in combination): a tomcat
Origin of tom
1British Dictionary definitions for tom (2 of 2)
/ (tɒm) /
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Origin of tom
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with tom
see every tom, dick, and harry; peeping tom.
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