Tom vs Don - What's the difference?

tom | don |

As nouns the difference between tom and don

is that tom is splash (onomatopoeia) while don is (science) (dissolved organic nitrogen).

tom

English

Etymology 1

From generic use of the proper name Tom .

Noun

(en noun)

The male of the domesticated cat.

The male of the turkey.

The male of certain other animals.

(British, slang) A prostitute.

(music) A type of drum.

(obsolete) The jack of trumps in the card game gleek.

Synonyms

* (male cat) tomcat, he-cat * (male turkey) turkey-cock * (male of other animals) male * (prostitute) See also

Derived terms

* tomboy * tomcat * tomfool * tom-tit

Etymology 2

Shortened from tomato

Noun

(en noun)

A tomato (the fruit).

Toms 90p a pound

Etymology 3

Rhyming slang from tomfoolery.

Noun

(-)

(Cockney rhyming slang) jewellery

Etymology 4

From Uncle Tom.

Verb

(tomm)

(intransitive, derogatory, of a black person) To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.

Etymology 5

Verb

(tomm)

(nautical) To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability.

Anagrams

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don

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) dominus'', "lord", "head of household", akin to Spanish ''don'' and Italian ''dom''; from ''domus'', "house", + diminutive suffix ''-inus . Compare dominie.

Noun

(en noun)

A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.

A mafia boss.

Derived terms

* donnish

Etymology 2

A contraction of (etyl) do on. Compare also doff.

Verb

(donn)

(clothing) to put on, to dress in

To don one's clothes.

Antonyms

* (put on clothes)

Anagrams

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