tom UK /tɒm/US /tɑm/noun 14verb 2forms 5 noun14 •The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered. •The male of the turkey. •The male of the orangutan. •The male of certain other animals. •Clipping of tom-tom. •Ellipsis of Uncle Tom. •(UK) A tomato (the fruit).“I'd like sausage, eggs, bacon, toms, mushies, beans – oh, and some fried bread,” said Mike. — 2009 •(informal, euphemistic) Synonym of menstruation.Sorry, maybe next week. Uncle Tom is visiting.Maybe later. Tom is in town. •(slang) jewellery •(US, rare) A United States two-dollar bill.In the past year I've spent over 2000 Toms with 90% used to well used. I have only seen a dozen or so with torn corners, almost always the upper left corner. — 2003 •(slang, old-fashioned) A female prostitute. •(US, slang) A lesbian. •(no longer used) The jack of trumps in the card game gleek. •(UK, no longer used) A close-stool. verb2 •(offensive) To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority. •To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability. formstommed · tomming · toms · ToMs · Toms
ToM noun1 •Initialism of theory of mind.Thus there are stages of gaze following, followed by primary ToM, then secondary ToM, then perspective taking, with the speed of transitions influenced by experience[…] — 2017