TOM
Mind-reading ability acronym
Tom is a male given name, short for Thomas.
A tom or tomcat is a male cat, and the term extends to other male animals: tom turkey.
Uncle Tom, from the novel *Uncle Tom's Cabin*, became a disparaging term for a Black person seen as excessively deferential to white people.
A Peeping Tom is someone who secretly watches others undress or engage in private acts. (Lowercase tom is the male cat.)
Male turkey, or glutton
- wattleHanging throat skin
- snoodMesh bag for hair
- struttingWalking with exaggerated pride
- ThanksgivingAutumn gratitude holiday
poult · hen · beard · fanning · mating display · plumage · wild turkey · caruncle
Masculine name meaning twin
- TommyBritish private, historically
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- TommieDiminutive given name
Surgical sterilization of animals
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- felineOf or like cats
- alley catHomeless urban feline
prowling · mating · yowling · stray · mouser · intact · roaming · fighting
gobbler
Male turkey, or glutton
Thanksgiving · poult · hen · beard · fanning · mating display · plumage · wild turkey · caruncle · breeding
Thomas
Masculine name meaning twin
- TommyBritish private, historically
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
neutering
Surgical sterilization of animals
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- felineOf or like cats
alley cat · prowling · mating · yowling · stray · mouser · intact · roaming · fighting · marking
percussion
Sound through impact
rhythm · tribal · ceremonial · Native American · African · djembe · membrane · striking · resonance · timpani
- Tom Hanks
- Tom and JerryClassic animated adversaries
- Tom Cruise
- peeping TomSecretly watches private moments
- Tom Sawyer
- Tom Felton