tom

«tom» in Mova's school dictionary: A male cat; also a tomcat — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a tom, toms); name (Tom)

meaning for a pupil

1) A male cat; also a tomcat. tree →

2) The male of some other animals, such as a turkey. tree →

3) (a name) Tom is a boy's name, short for Thomas. tree →

sense in the lessons

In nature lessons, a male cat is a tom, a female is a queen, a baby is a kitten. «Tom Thumb», «Tom Kitten», «Tom Sawyer» are famous story characters. Phrases: «tomcat», «tom turkey», «peeping Tom» (someone who spies).

examples

• The tom fought with the cat next door. tree →
• Our tomcat comes home every morning. tree →
• A male turkey is called a tom. tree →
• Tom is my best friend. tree →
• Tom Thumb was no bigger than his father's thumb. tree →
• The old tom slept on the wall. tree →
• Toms often roam far from home. tree →
• "Miaou!" said Old Tom in answer. tree →

note

As a name, write «Tom» with a capital. Female cat = queen; male = tom.

In the corpora

• People of all ages knit; the British Olympic diver Tom Daley was filmed knitting between events at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
• And Tom's saucer of milk?
• In Tom and Jerry, Tom crashes around the house after Jerry and never wins.
• And Tom and Jerry?
• Tom never catches Jerry, cartoon cats lap saucers of milk, and they always land on their feet.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tom» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.