C16: special use of the shortened form of Thomas, applied to any male, often implying a common or ordinary type of person, etc
tom
2
noun
Australian and NZa temporary supporting post
Word Origin for tom
from a specialized use of tom1
Adams
1
noun
a mountain in SW Washington, in the Cascade Range. Height: 3751 m (12 307 ft)
Adams
2
noun
Gerry, full name Gerrard Adams . born 1948, Northern Ireland politician; president of Sinn Féin from 1983: negotiated the Irish Republican Army ceasefires in 1994–96 and 1997; member of the parliament of the Irish Republic from 2011
Henry (Brooks). 1838–1918, US historian and writer. His works include Mont Saint Michel et Chartres (1913) and his autobiography The Education of Henry Adams (1918)
John. 1735–1826, second president of the US (1797–1801); US ambassador to Great Britain (1785–88); helped draft the Declaration of Independence (1776)
John Coolidge. born 1947, US composer; works include the operas Nixon in China (1987) and The Death of Klinghoffer (1991)
John Couch. 1819–92, British astronomer who deduced the existence and position of the planet Neptune
John Quincey. son of John Adams. 1767–1848, sixth president of the US (1825–29); secretary of state (1817–25)
Richard. born 1920, British author; his novels include Watership Down (1972), The Plague Dogs (1977), and Traveller (1988)
Samuel. 1722–1803, US revolutionary leader; one of the organizers of the Boston Tea Party; a signatory of the Declaration of Independence
Bradley
noun
A (ndrew) C (ecil). 1851–1935, English critic; author of Shakespearian Tragedy (1904)
F (rancis) H (erbert). 1846–1924, English idealist philosopher and metaphysical thinker; author of Ethical Studies (1876), Principles of Logic (1883), and Appearance and Reality (1893)
Henry . 1845–1923, English lexicographer; one of the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary
James . 1693–1762, English astronomer, who discovered the aberration of light and the nutation of the earth's axis
Clark
noun
Helen. born 1950, New Zealand Labour politician; prime minister (1999–2008); administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009
James, known as Jim. 1936–68, Scottish racing driver; World Champion (1963, 1965)
Kenneth, Baron Clark of Saltwood. 1903–83, English art historian: his books include Civilization (1969), which he first presented as a television series
William. 1770–1838, US explorer and frontiersman: best known for his expedition to the Pacific Northwest (1804–06) with Meriwether Lewis
Watson
noun
James Dewey. born 1928, US biologist, whose contribution to the discovery of the helical structure of DNA won him a Nobel prize for Physiology or Medicine shared with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins in 1962
John B (roadus). 1878–1958, US psychologist; a leading exponent of behaviourism
John Christian. 1867–1941, Australian statesman, born in Chile: prime minister of Australia (1904)
Russell. born 1973, British tenor; his albums include The Voice (2001) and Encore (2002)
Tom, full name Thomas Sturges Watson. born 1949, US golfer, won eight major titles: the US Masters (1977, 1981), the US Open (1982), and the British Open (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983)
mix
verb
(tr)to combine or blend (ingredients, liquids, objects, etc) together into one mass
(intr)to become or have the capacity to become combined, joined, etcsome chemicals do not mix
(tr)to form (something) by combining two or more constituentsto mix cement
(tr; often foll by in or into)to add as an additional part or element (to a mass or compound)to mix flour into a batter
(tr)to do at the same time; combineto mix study and pleasure
(tr)to consume (drinks or foods) in close succession
to come or cause to come into association sociallyPauline has never mixed well
(intr often foll by with) to go together; complement
(tr)to crossbreed (differing strains of plants or breeds of livestock), esp more or less at random
(tr)electronicsto combine (two or more signals)
music
(in sound recording) to balance and adjust (the recorded tracks) on a multitrack tape machine
(in live performance) to balance and adjust (the output levels from microphones and pick-ups)
(tr)to merge (two lengths of film) so that the effect is imperceptible
mix itinformal
to cause mischief or trouble, often for a person namedshe tried to mix it for John
to fight
noun
the act or an instance of mixing
the result of mixing; mixture
a mixture of ingredients, esp one commercially prepared for making a cake, bread, etc
musicthe sound obtained by mixing
building tradescivil engineeringthe proportions of cement, sand, and aggregate in mortar, plaster, or concrete
familiar shortening of masc. proper name Thomas, used by late 14c. as a type of a nickname for a common man. Applied 17c. as a nickname for several exceptionally large bells. Short for Uncle Tom in the sense of "black man regarded as too servile to whites" is recorded from 1959. Tom Walker, U.S. Southern colloquial for "the devil" is recorded from 1833. Tom and Jerry is first attested 1828 in many extended senses, originally the names of the two chief characters (Corinthian Tom and Jerry Hawthorn) in Pierce Egan's "Life in London" (1821); the U.S. cat and mouse cartoon characters debuted 1940 in "Puss Gets the Boot." Tom Thumb (1570s) was a miniature man in popular tradition before P.T. Barnum took the name for a dwarf he exhibited.
mix
v.
1530s, back-formation from Middle English myxte (early 15c.) "composed of more than one element, of mixed nature," from Anglo-French mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere "to mix, mingle, blend; fraternize with; throw into confusion," from PIE *meik- "to mix" (cf. Sanskrit misrah "mixed," Greek misgein, mignynai "to mix, mix up, mingle; to join, bring together; join (battle); make acquainted with," Old Church Slavonic mešo, mesiti "to mix," Russian meshat, Lithuanian maišau "to mix, mingle," Welsh mysgu). Also borrowed in Old English as miscian. Related: Mixed; mixing.
Clark
surname, from common Middle English alternative spelling of clerk (n.). In many early cases it is used of men who had taken minor orders.
American biologist who with Francis Crick proposed a spiral model, the double helix, for the molecular structure of DNA. He shared a 1962 Nobel Prize for advances in the study of genetics.
American astronomer who demonstrated that the essential brightness of a star could be calculated by studying its spectrum and who introduced a method for measuring the distance of stars based on their brightness. In 1915 he discovered Sirius B, the first known white dwarf star, and his measurement of the gravitational red shift in the light leaving its surface was accepted as evidence for Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity.
Watson
[wŏt′sən]James DeweyBorn 1928
See Note at Rosalind Franklin.
American biologist who, working with Francis Crick, identified the structure of DNA in 1953. By analyzing the patterns cast by x-rays striking DNA molecules, they discovered that DNA has the structure of a double helix, two spirals linked together by bases in ladderlike rungs. For this work Watson and Crick shared with Maurice Wilkins the 1962 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.
