tum

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuhm]
- /tʌm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuhm]
- /tʌm/

Definitions of tum word

verb with object tum to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding. 1
noun tum tummy: stomach 1
countable noun tum Your tum is your stomach. 0

See all 3 definitions of tum

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Origin of tum

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; origin uncertain

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tum

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tum

tum popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for tum

noun tum

midriff — diaphragm (def 1).
waist — the part of the body in humans between the ribs and the hips, usually the narrowest part of the torso.

All 2 Synonyms of tum

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