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Tim has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

Initialism of trans-identified male.

"Tim joined the parish to celebrate Mass as a devout Catholic."

2

A Catholic.

"Tim was late for class again today."

Proper Noun
1

A nickname for the speaking clock.

"Tim was born on Christmas Day, fitting his parents' hope that he would grow up to be as kind as Saint Timothy."

2

A male given name, a shortened form of Timothy and, very rarely, of Timon.

Example Sentences
"Tim was late for class again today." noun
"Tim is a rare term that sometimes refers to a specific type of timber in regional dialects." noun
"The old carpenter claimed the tim he harvested was stronger than any oak found nearby." noun
"In some historical texts, tim describes a small unit used for measuring wood volume." noun
Related Terms

Origin

Tim is an acronym derived from its original phone number, which users dialed as the letters T-I-M or 8-4-6 to access the directory assistance service. The name stuck because it was easy to remember and directly represented how people originally contacted the company on rotary phones.

Rhyming Words
atim stim 1 tim 2 tim hatim yatim tuptim santim sultim ptitim victim lactim shittim legitim guttatim tiny tim ancestim verbatim gradatim seriatim
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