Antonyms for
tom
The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.
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No Antonyms Found for Tom

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All Definitions for Tom

Below are all the dictionary definitions of tom:

1The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.
2The male of the turkey.
3The male of the orangutan.
4The male of certain other animals.
5A female prostitute.
6A lesbian.
7A tomato (the fruit).
8Jewellery
9To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.
10To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability.
11The jack of trumps in the card game gleek.
12A close-stool.
13A diminutive of the male given name Thomas, also used as a formal male given name.
14A nickname for a common man.
15A United States two-dollar bill.
16A large, deep-toned bell, or a particularly notable example of one.
17Synonym of menstruation.
18Clipping of tom-tom. [A small joined pair of drums, beaten with the hands.]
19Ellipsis of Uncle Tom. [(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A black man who is servile towards white authority and accepting of white supremacy, a black race traitor.]
20Acronym of time of the month. [(euphemistic) Synonym of menstruation: the monthly period during which a fertile woman menstruates.]
21Acronym of Translocon on Outer Membrane.
22Initialism of theory of mind. [(psychology) The ability to form an opinion about what other people are thinking.]

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