tam

plural tams

1. abbreviationclippingClipping of tam o'shanter, a type of cap.

   Despite the blaze of sunshine, woolens were everywhere: tams, kilts, socks drawn up to knobby knees.

   1988 July 1, Bryan Miller, “A Gathering of Scots”, in Chicago Reader

plural tams

1. Synonym of picul, a unit of weight, particularly in Cantonese contexts.

   Synonyms: picul

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Tamaulipas: a state of Mexico.
2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Transantarctic Mountains: a mountain range in Antarctica.

plural TAMs

1. abbreviationinitialismuncountablehuman sciencesInitialism of tense, aspect, and mood.

   […] then it would make sense to view Australian past irrealises as TAM forms combining a modal stative predicate (conveying e.g. a capacity, expectation, or desire state) with a past imperfective content.

   2023, Kasia M. Jaszczolt, Understanding Human Time, page 170

   Synonyms: TMA

2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of total addressable/available market.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of technology acceptance model.

plural Tams

1. A diminutive of the female given name Tamara.
2. A diminutive of the female given name Tamsin.

plural Tams

1. A surname.