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toom | foom |

As an adjective toom

is (rare|or|dialectal|northern england|scotland) empty.

As a noun toom

is (chiefly scottish) a piece of waste ground where rubbish is shot or toom can be vacant time, leisure.

As a verb toom

is (rare|or|dialectal) to empty; teem.

As an interjection foom is

the sound of a muffled explosion.

toom

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) toom, tom, from (etyl) .

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (rare, or, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Empty.
    • Derived terms
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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly Scottish) A piece of waste ground where rubbish is shot.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (rare, or, dialectal) To empty; teem.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) toom, tome, tom, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Vacant time, leisure.
    • ----

    foom

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • The sound of a muffled explosion.
  • * 1983 , Richard Bach, Biplane
    • And FOOM -FOOM! the two engines burst together into life...
  • * 2000 , James Bradley, Ron Powers, Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima
    • Those flat-trajectory shells would skim straight in, making a roaring sound in the dark: Foom ! Foom! Foom!
  • * 2007 , Warren Murphy, James Mullaney, The New Destroyer: Guardian Angel
    • A soft, distant foom . The lights blinked, then faded. Foom-foom-foom! Explosions, one after another, rocked the tunnel.

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