toms
Alley-roaming males
Toms is the plural of tom, a male cat—short for tomcat.
The word extends to other male animals: a tom turkey.
Tom appears in compounds like tomboy (a girl who acts like a boy) and Uncle Tom (a Black person seen as excessively deferential to white people, from the novel *Uncle Tom's Cabin*).
The neighborhood toms fight at night.
Intact male feline
- maleSperm-producing sex
- felineOf or like cats
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
- prowlingMoving stealthily while hunting
neutered · stray · mouser · intact · unneutered · spraying · territorial · roaming
Heavy woven cloth
- slip-onsShoes entered directly
- espadrillesRope-bottomed casual shoes
- givingTransferring to another
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
casual · comfortable · affordable · socials · charitable · footwear · humanitarian · lightweight
tomcat
Intact male feline
prowling · neutered · stray · mouser · intact · unneutered · spraying · territorial · roaming · fighting
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
- slip-onsShoes entered directly
- espadrillesRope-bottomed casual shoes
- givingTransferring to another
philanthropy · casual · comfortable · affordable · socials · charitable · footwear · humanitarian · lightweight · summer
tomfoolery
Foolish or silly behavior
- Tom Hanks
- Tom and JerryClassic animated adversaries
- Tom Cruise
- peeping TomSecretly watches private moments
- Tom Sawyer
- Tom Felton