Meaning

10 senses
  1. The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.

    male cat

  2. The male of the turkey.

    male turkey

  3. The male of the orangutan.

  4. The male of certain other animals.

    Männchen

    саме́цsaméc

  5. (UK, dated, slang)A female prostitute.

  6. (US, slang)A lesbian.

  7. (UK)A tomato (the fruit).

    Toms 90p a pound

  8. (Cockney, slang, uncountable)Jewellery

  9. (obsolete)The jack of trumps in the card game gleek.

  10. (UK, obsolete, regional)A close-stool.

Examples

13 sentences
  1. How many Toms do you know?

    Скільки Томів ти знаєш?

    ruСколько Томов ты знаешь?

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  2. There are three Toms in my class.

    В моєму класі три Томи.

    ruУ меня в классе три Тома.

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  3. There are three Toms at this school.

    У цій школі навчається три Томи.

    ruВ этой школе три Тома.

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  4. There are at least three Toms at this school.

    У цій школі навчаються як мінімум три Томи.

    ruВ этой школе по крайней мере три Тома.

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  5. Did you know there are three other Toms at this school?

    Ти знав, що у цій школі є три інших Томи?

    ruТы знал, что в этой школе ещё три Тома?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
male cat:
Русский
By meaning 2
male cat:
male of other animals:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
male cat:
male of other animals:

Origin

Shortened from tomato Rhyming slang from tomfoolery.

Shortened from tomato

Rhyming slang from tomfoolery.

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Forms

plural: toms
Singulartom
Pluraltoms

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
male of other animals:maleA2buckstag
male cat:tomcathe-cat
male turkey:turkeycock
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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