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21Tame — This interesting and long established surname has two distinct possible sources, each with its own history and derivation. Firstly, Tame may be a habitational name either from the parish of Thame in Oxfordshire, recorded as Tame both in the Saxon …
22tame — en·tame; ro·tame·ter; tame; tame·less; tame·ly; tame·ness; as·par·tame; tame·abil·i·ty; tame·less·ly; tame·less·ness; …
23tame — I UK [teɪm] / US adjective Word forms tame : adjective tame comparative tamer superlative tamest 1) a tame animal has been trained to stay calm when people are near it, because it is used to being with them 2) something that is tame is slightly… …
24tame — tamely, adv. tameness, n. tamer, n. /taym/, adj., tamer, tamest, v., tamed, taming. adj. 1. changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear. 2. without the savageness or fear of humans normal in wild animals; g …
25tame — tame1 [ teım ] adjective 1. ) a tame animal has been trained to stay calm when people are near it, because it is used to being with them ─ opposite WILD 2. ) something that is tame is slightly boring because it is not exciting, interesting,… …
26tame — [[t]te͟ɪm[/t]] tames, taming, tamed, tamer, tamest 1) ADJ GRADED A tame animal or bird is one that is not afraid of humans. They never became tame; they would run away if you approached them. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that something… …
27tame — [[t]teɪm[/t]] adj. tam•er, tam•est, 1) changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated 2) docile or submissive 3) lacking in excitement; dull: a very tame party[/ex] 4) spiritless; pusillanimous 5) rendered useful and manageable: tame natural …
28tame — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Tame is used with these nouns as the object: ↑animal, ↑frontier, ↑wilderness {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not afraid of people VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ▪ …
29tame — tame1 [teım] adj [: Old English; Origin: tam] 1.) a tame animal or bird is not wild any longer, because it has been trained to live with people ≠ ↑wild ▪ tame elephants 2.) informal dull and disappointing ▪ Most of the criticism has been pretty… …
30tame — /teɪm / (say taym) adjective (tamer, tamest) 1. changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear. 2. gentle, fearless, or without shyness, as if domesticated, as an animal. 3. tractable, docile, or submissive, as a person, the… …
