nom

/nษ‘m/

IPA: /N AA1 M/

verb
  1. 1

    To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

  2. 2

    To entitle, confer a name upon.

    โ€œ1658: the City of Norwich [...] was enlarged, builded and nominated by the Saxons. โ€” Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 12)โ€

Synonyms

noun
  1. 1

    An act or instance of nominating.

  2. 2

    A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated.

noun
  1. 1

    One who nominates, the enactor of a nomination.

noun
  1. 1

    A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.

  2. 2

    A person or organisation in whose name a security is registered though true ownership is held by another party, called nominator, especially for the purpose of concealing the identity of the nominator.

  3. 3

    A person to whom the holder of a copyhold estate surrenders their interest.

verb
  1. 1

    To eat with noisy enjoyment.

interjection
  1. 1

    Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating. Commonly used as "nom nom nom".

    โ€œYou are so cute, I could just eat you right up! Nom nom nom.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nom, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nominate, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nomination, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nominator, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nominee