Tom
male cat
How often you will meet it
Rank 524 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 37,378 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.018% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- male cat also: tomcat
- male turkey also: turkey cock, gobbler, tom turkey
Tom in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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One day a smart little groom rode into the court where Tom lived.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1
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Only Tom North carried on a consecutive, low-voiced conversation with another of about his own age.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1
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I've an idea, Tom, you were too near, as the spendthrift nephew said of his miserly uncle.
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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Tom blessed us starboard and d—d us larboard, Right down from rail to the streak o’ the garboard.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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He never fancied being cheek by jowl with Tom, Dick and Harry; and that is just what the smash is to-night.
Tracy Park: A Novel · Mary Jane Holmes · Chapter 1