Tomcat
/ˈtɑːmkæt/noun
A male domestic cat.
The tomcat prowled the alleyways looking for food.
Often appears as...
- stray tomcat
- feral tomcat
noun
A womanizer or promiscuous man.
He's known as a bit of a tomcat, always out with a different girl.
Often appears as...
- old tomcat
- prowling tomcat
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A kind of jet fighter used by the US Navy.
The F-14 Tomcat was a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat fighter aircraft.
Often appears as...
- fly a tomcat
- tomcat fighter
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A software server from the Apache Software Foundation.
Apache Tomcat is used to execute Java servlets and render web pages that use Java Server Pages.
Often appears as...
- tomcat server
- apache tomcat
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A male domestic cat.
The tomcat prowled the alleyways looking for food.
Often appears as...
- stray tomcat
- feral tomcat
noun
A womanizer or promiscuous man.
He's known as a bit of a tomcat, always out with a different girl.
Often appears as...
- old tomcat
- prowling tomcat
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A kind of jet fighter used by the US Navy.
The F-14 Tomcat was a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat fighter aircraft.
Often appears as...
- fly a tomcat
- tomcat fighter
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A software server from the Apache Software Foundation.
Apache Tomcat is used to execute Java servlets and render web pages that use Java Server Pages.
Often appears as...
- tomcat server
- apache tomcat
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Specific
Use 'tomcat' only for male cats, not females.
My grandmother's tomcat just had kittens!
Pro Tip 2/3Animal Behavior
'Tomcat' connotes territorial and mating behaviors typical of unneutered males.
The tomcat marked its territory by spraying.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misuse
Do not confuse 'tomcat' with 'tom cat', which could mistakenly refer to any male cat.
She mistakenly called the spayed male 'a tom cat'.
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Making the impossible...
starts to spread them many so the lens that I look through when any project that I'm about to take on I look through this lens of who is the one who's the one person I focus that story on that can then help many many people so I'm out to dinner and a friend says hey you got to check this guy out him dr. Tom so I went home and I researched
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Amelia Earhart Part I:...
the conclusion known and the data supporting that that known thing it's a fair question but i'm starting to wonder maybe it's not how the dots are being connected but who is connecting them this is tom king a gentleman who devoted a great deal of time to solving amelia's
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My immigration story -...
years were helped and forth at work when i was a final year law student i was chosen as the young australian of the year and was catapulted from one piece of the jigsaw to another and their edges didn't fit timely anonymous footscray resident was now tom lee refugee and
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Tal Golesworthy: How I...
you've got to give your guys the benefit of the doubt, you've got to express support for them. Tom Treasure, professor of cardiothoracic surgery. Incredible guy. Dead easy to give him respect. Him giving me respect? Slightly different. That's all the bad news.
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The Real-Life MacGyver...
think like a wolf or like a dog because i was like well dogs as we all know like to chew on things right and so they'll chew on the cables they'll chew on the boxes right after tom designed the camera trap he protected all the cables with stainless steel
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What It Takes to Keep...
the water it turned into our tom our our cup to our yen and so crater took something that was bad and made it good for our people and you know those the legends just the firms were important to creator that there was a purpose for things
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Photographing the...
right up into the center of his mouth Tom and aedra kick into high gear and swim hard to overtake the whale shark she's swimming as hard as you can and I needed to catch up with the shark pushing the camera helping and while I
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Tamu's Four Lion Cubs PIPE...
support from the rest of the gang how is Tom ooh going to cope there's all sorts of danger out here for her and her cubs not least in the shape of the adult females of the marsh pride they really
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Eating Poison Fish PIPE...
prudently tom has chosen to eat at matsumoto this 120 year old fugu palace is known for careful preparation important when you're dealing with the toxin a thousand times stronger than
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Abercrombie: Traveling...
hotel room driving in the car I couldn't help but burst out laughing Tom looked like a walrus in that black diving suit with his big moustache covered with icicles he did not
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Making the impossible...
starts to spread them many so the lens that I look through when any project that I'm about to take on I look through this lens of who is the one who's the one person I focus that story on that can then help many many people so I'm out to dinner and a friend says hey you got to check this guy out him dr. Tom so I went home and I researched
Video examples
Amelia Earhart Part I:...
the conclusion known and the data supporting that that known thing it's a fair question but i'm starting to wonder maybe it's not how the dots are being connected but who is connecting them this is tom king a gentleman who devoted a great deal of time to solving amelia's
Video examples
My immigration story -...
years were helped and forth at work when i was a final year law student i was chosen as the young australian of the year and was catapulted from one piece of the jigsaw to another and their edges didn't fit timely anonymous footscray resident was now tom lee refugee and
Video examples
Tal Golesworthy: How I...
you've got to give your guys the benefit of the doubt, you've got to express support for them. Tom Treasure, professor of cardiothoracic surgery. Incredible guy. Dead easy to give him respect. Him giving me respect? Slightly different. That's all the bad news.
Video examples
The Real-Life MacGyver...
think like a wolf or like a dog because i was like well dogs as we all know like to chew on things right and so they'll chew on the cables they'll chew on the boxes right after tom designed the camera trap he protected all the cables with stainless steel
Video examples
What It Takes to Keep...
the water it turned into our tom our our cup to our yen and so crater took something that was bad and made it good for our people and you know those the legends just the firms were important to creator that there was a purpose for things
Video examples
Photographing the...
right up into the center of his mouth Tom and aedra kick into high gear and swim hard to overtake the whale shark she's swimming as hard as you can and I needed to catch up with the shark pushing the camera helping and while I
Video examples
Tamu's Four Lion Cubs PIPE...
support from the rest of the gang how is Tom ooh going to cope there's all sorts of danger out here for her and her cubs not least in the shape of the adult females of the marsh pride they really
Video examples
Eating Poison Fish PIPE...
prudently tom has chosen to eat at matsumoto this 120 year old fugu palace is known for careful preparation important when you're dealing with the toxin a thousand times stronger than
Video examples
Abercrombie: Traveling...
hotel room driving in the car I couldn't help but burst out laughing Tom looked like a walrus in that black diving suit with his big moustache covered with icicles he did not
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Tom DeLay may or may not have broken campaign finance laws, but he did his best to look like he was breaking them.
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John Perry Barlow
American Writer
Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.
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Scott Baio
American Actor
Tom Bosley may have passed, but through that part and that character, a part of him will live on forever.
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Katie Holmes
American Actress
Chris and I care about each other and we're still friends. Tom is the most incredible man in the world.
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Josh Holloway
American Actor
Tom Cruise is just a machine. He really raises the bar as far as being a stud goes.
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Courtney B. Vance
American Actor
Tom Cruise is one of the most wonderful, kind, and generous men that I've ever met.
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Harry Kane
English Athlete
Tom Brady is a big inspiration and a big idol of mine.
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David Beckham
English Footballer
Tom Cruise, he's a lot more famous than me.
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Eric McCormack
Canadian Actor
Tom Cavanagh is fantastic.
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Ethan Slater
American Actor
Tom Kenny is awesome.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Tom DeLay may or may not have broken campaign finance laws, but he did his best to look like he was breaking them.
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John Perry Barlow
American Writer
Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.
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Scott Baio
American Actor
Tom Bosley may have passed, but through that part and that character, a part of him will live on forever.
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Katie Holmes
American Actress
Chris and I care about each other and we're still friends. Tom is the most incredible man in the world.
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Josh Holloway
American Actor
Tom Cruise is just a machine. He really raises the bar as far as being a stud goes.
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Courtney B. Vance
American Actor
Tom Cruise is one of the most wonderful, kind, and generous men that I've ever met.
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Harry Kane
English Athlete
Tom Brady is a big inspiration and a big idol of mine.
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David Beckham
English Footballer
Tom Cruise, he's a lot more famous than me.
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Eric McCormack
Canadian Actor
Tom Cavanagh is fantastic.
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Ethan Slater
American Actor
Tom Kenny is awesome.
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