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# tam

noun (a tam, tams); abbreviation or fragment (tam)

«tam» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tam (short for tam-o'-shanter) is a soft, round, flat woollen cap, often with a bobble (pom-pom) on top, traditionally worn in Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tam/#m1)
2. (Ukrainian, in Latin letters) «Tam» means «there» in Ukrainian (там), said like «tum»; it is not an English word in that sense. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tam/#m2)
3. Tam is also a short form of the name Tamsin or Thomas (a name). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tam/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography and history it is part of traditional Scottish dress. «Tam o' Shanter» is a poem by Robert Burns about a farmer chased by witches. In Ukrainian lessons «tut i tam» means «here and there». Phrases: «a tartan tam», «tam-o'-shanter», «tut i tam» (Ukrainian).

### Examples

- The piper wore a tartan tam with a red bobble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tam/#x1)
- In winter Nan knits me a woolly tam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tam/#x2)
- «Tam o' Shanter» is a poem by Robert Burns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tam/#x3)
- In Ukrainian, «Vin tam» means «He is there». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tam/#x4)
- My friend Tam plays the bagpipes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tam/#x5)
- A tam is softer and flatter than a beanie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tam/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a tam, tams. Not to be confused with a «tam-tam», a large gong. In Ukrainian the word is written там in Cyrillic.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tam» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tam/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tam» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tam.html) on Mova free.