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- [ham]
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- [ham]
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Definitions of ham word
- noun ham the second son of Noah, Gen. 10:1. 1
- idioms ham ham it up, to overact; ham. 1
- noun ham Meat from the upper part of a pig's leg salted and dried or smoked. 1
- noun ham leg meat of a pig 1
- adjective ham containing ham 1
- noun ham person: joker 1
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Origin of ham
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English hamme, Old English hamm bend of the knee; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German hamme, Old High German hamma; akin to Old Norse hǫm buttock; perhaps akin to Greek knḗmē shin, Old Irish cnáim bone
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Parts of speech for Ham
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ham popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ham usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ham
noun ham
- grandstander — the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
- hotshot — highly successful and aggressive: a hotshot lawyer; a hotshot account exec.
- exhibitionist — A person who behaves in an extravagant way in order to attract attention.
verb ham
- overact — (of an actor) act a role in an exaggerated manner.
- lay it on thick — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- overplay — to exaggerate or overemphasize (one's role in a play, an emotion, an effect, etc.): The young actor overplayed Hamlet shamelessly. The director of the movie had overplayed the pathos.
- mug — a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- exaggerate — Represent (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.
adjective ham
- theatrical — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- stuck up — snobbishly conceited.
- overemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- stagy — of, relating to, or suggestive of the stage.
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