Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 127 compound words that contain tam. The most common are listed below. Open tam in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- tam-tamA flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer.
- Tai TamAn area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
- som tamgreen papaya salad, a Thai dish of sliced sour fruits and vegetables, as green papayas, tomatoes, etc., and other ingredients, as lime, palm sugar, chilis, garlic, dried shrimps, fried peanuts, etc., which are pounded together in a mortar.
- Mount TamMount Tamalpais
- qui tamA writ whereby a private individual who assists a prosecution can receive all or part of any penalty imposed.
- nicky-tamA pair of straps or pieces of string tied around the leg below the knee to raise trousers above the level of farmyard dirt.
- tam-tamsplural of tam-tam: A flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer.
- tam o'shanterA type of woolen hat developed in Scotland; a toorie bunnet.
- tam-o'-shanterAlternative form of tam o'shanter (“traditional Scottish wool hat”).
- tam o'shantersplural of tam o'shanter: A type of woolen hat developed in Scotland; a toorie bunnet.
- tam-o'-shantersplural of tam-o'-shanter: Alternative form of tam o'shanter (“traditional Scottish wool hat”).
- tam-tammedsimple past and past participle of tam-tam
- tam-tammingpresent participle and gerund of tam-tam
Compound words 127
- tamsulosinAn alpha-adrenergic blocking agent administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₀H₂₈N₂O₅S·HCl to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- bantamAny of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.
- TamaraA female given name from Hebrew, regularly used in English since the mid-twentieth century.
- tamponA plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.
- TampereA municipality, the capital city of the region of Pirkanmaa, Finland.
- TamworthA town in Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2203).
- tamaleA Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various ingredients (e.g. chopped beef, pork, sweet filling) then steamed in corn husks.
- GautamA male given name from Sanskrit.
- TammanyTammany Hall, a building near Union Square in New York City, formerly headquarters for the New York County Democratic Party.
- TamuraA surname from Japanese.