- the male of various animals, esp the cat
- (as modifier): a tom turkey
- (in combination): a tomcat
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
tom /tɑm/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
-tom-, root.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Zoologythe male of some animals, as the turkey.
- a tomcat.
-tom-, root.
- -tom- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "cut.'' This meaning is found in such words as: anatomy, appendectomy, atom, dichotomy, hysterectomy, lobotomy, mastectomy, tome, tonsillectomy, vasectomy.
tom (tom),USA pronunciation
n.
Tom (tom),USA pronunciationn., v., Tommed, Tom•ming.
n.
v.i.
- the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- a tomcat.
- generic use of Tom 1755–65
Tom (tom),USA pronunciation
n.
- See Uncle Tom.
- a male given name, form of Thomas.
v.i.
- ([often l.c.]) to act like an Uncle Tom.
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tom /tɒm/ n
'tom' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Clancy
- Fielding
- Finney
- Furphy
- Hanks
- Hanna
- Hughes
- mix-up
- Peeping Tom
- Powell
- remain
- Stowe
- tam-tam
- teem
- Tom Collins
- Tom, Dick, and Harry
- tomfool
- tommy
- Tom Thumb
- tom-tom
- Twain
- Uncle Tom
- valid
- warm up
- Watson
- Wolfe
- Adams
- anatomy
- Aunt Jemima
- black bottom
- black bottom pie
- bottom bolt
- bottom dog
- bottom drawer
- bottom feeder
- bottom fish
- bottom gear
- bottom grass
- bottom heat
- bottom ice
- bottom lady
- bottom land
- bottom line
- bottom quark
- bottom round
- bottom time
- bottom-up programming
- bottom woman
- bottom yeast
- Bradley