nom
exclamation
informal(USusuallynum,num num)uk/nɒm/us/nɑːm/(alsonom nom,nom nom nom)used forshowingthat you like aparticularkindoffoodor that youthinksomethinglooksorsoundsvery good toeat:
Carrotcakemuffinswith alightcreamcheeseicing. Nom!
Ilovetoffeepopcorn—nom nom.
Oh nom nom nom, thatsandwichlooksso good!
Linguistics: interjections
- aiyo
- alack
- alas and alackphrase
- attaboy
- attagirl
- auf Wiedersehen
- aw shucks
- figure
- goodo
- mazel tov
- more
- more power toyourelbow!idiom
- need
- need I say more?idiom
- no siridiom
- period
- small wonderidiom
- sweet
- the rest is historyidiom
- you seeidiom
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Pleasant to eat or drink
nom
noun
informaluk/nɒm/us/nɑːm/nomnoun(SUGGESTION)
[C]
anomination(= anofficialsuggestionfor aprize,position, orjob):
He's asuperbactor—I can'tbelievethis is his firstOscarnom.
Iwonderif he ispushingfor the Dem nom?
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absentee voting
- entrance poll
- exit poll
- first-past-the-post
- flip
- franchise
- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- proxy voting
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
- whistle-stop
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Suggestions & proposals
nomnoun(FOOD)
[CorU]mainly UK(USusuallynum nums)
food:
Thesupermarketshave a goodvarietyofinternationalnom.
I'lldefinitelypopinto thatbaronedayfor acocktailand some noms.
Here'syourfavouritenum nums!
See also
nom de guerre
nom de plume
nom
verb
informaluk/nɒm/us/nɑːm/nomverb(SUGGEST)
[T]
tosuggestsomething or someoneofficiallyfor aprize,position, orjob:
Thedramawas nommed for anEmmyaward.
It was BAFTA'schoiceto nom her for Best Actress.
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- bouncesomethingoffsomeone
- can't
- co-sponsor
- co-sponsorship
- drop
- imply
- intimate
- make noisesidiom
- maybe
- move
- nomination
- on the tableidiom
- proposition
- putsomeonetosomethingidiom
- putsomethingup
- resubmission
- resubmit
- table
- thought
nomverb(EAT)
[IorT]
toeatsomething,especiallyin a way thatshowsyou areenjoyingwhat you areeating:
Thetoddlerwas veryhappilynomming herdinner.
I'm about to nomon(=eat)atablefullofcrayfish.
Eating
- al desko
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- break breadidiom
- cram
- fall on/uponsomeone
- feast
- feast onsomething
- feeder
- feeding
- mainline
- pick
- pick atsomething
- picnic
- pig
- pig out
- shovel
- trough
- tuck