noms

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noun

Food, especially tasty food.

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Meanings

noms1

noun
  1. pluralplural of nom
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of nom (nominate)

noms2

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of nom (eat with noisy enjoyment)
nounnoms pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyslangFood, especially tasty food.

    Forget overpriced noms

    2008, Kaiser Kuo, The Insider's Guide to Beijing 2005-2006
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    She's quite the foodie herself, frequently posting some tasty looking noms to her Instagram, as well as some adorable family photos.

    2019 September 20, Glenn Garner, “Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are joined by 16-month-old son Miles as they have family outing for launch of Impossible Foods Grocery in LA”, in Daily Mail

    This elegantly designed (highly Instagrammable), community-forward venue, opened by Mary and Josh Foss in April of 2018, has an impressive array of coffee drinks and brewing methods to complement their fresh-baked bready noms, a rotation of seven local craft beers on tap, and – yes! – a selection of ciders and meads.

    2019 November 1, Wayne Alan Brenner, “Five Good Places to Eat in Pflugerville? Easily.”, in Austin Chronicle

    For November is all about the noms, the elaborate eats, the sort of feasting that is layered with deep flavor and ingredients that are so un-run-of-the-mill, from fascinating fungi to spices you have to research ahead of purchasing.

    2019 November 7, Alysia Gray Painter, “Eataly's Deal-Delish Restaurant Fest Is Now Cooking”, in NBC Southern California

    With these culinary heavy hitters, you can be sure the winning dishes will truly represent the highest quality of airport noms!

    2019 November 8, “Enjoy These Delicious Cooking Classes Led By Top Chefs & More At KULinary 2019”, in SAYS

NOMS3

proper noun
  1. EnglandWalesabbreviationhistoricalinitialismInitialism of National Offender Management Service.

Origin

noms · noun, verb

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noms · verb, noun

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

noms. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noms

MLA

“noms.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noms. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noms,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noms.

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