ham

Pronunciation: US [hæm] UK [hæm]

n.Ham, (United States) ham (sandwich), bread (old) town village
adj.Pretentious; bad; complacency; engage in amateur radio receiver/transmitter
v.(Cause to) overacting
WebHamburg (Hamburg); ham; ham

Definitions in English

n.

1.

meat cut from the thigh of the hind leg of a hog after curing by salting or smoking

2.

the hollow area behind somebody' s knee

3.

a licensed amateur radio operator

4.

in the Bible, the second son of Noah, formerly considered to be the ancestor of the Hamite people

5.

somebody, especially an actor, who performs in an exaggerated showy style

6.

the meat from the top part of the back legs of a pig, preserved using salt or smoke

7.

someone who sends and receives radio messages for fun

8.

a bad actor who has an artificial style of performing

v.

1.

to behave, overact, or perform a role in an exaggerated showy style

Other Forms

3sg.hams

Example Sentences

I believe I can sit again up on my bruised hams.
Source: T. Mo
She had hammed her scene with the seducer at the final run through.
Source: M. Dickens
I have to act..And the temptation to ham it up is constant.
Source: S. Middleton

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English word ham can not be rearranged.
Based on ham, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
a - ahm
c - amah
e - mach
l - haem
r - hame
s - halm
t - mash
w - sham
All shorter English words within ham :
ah am ha hm ma
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With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : h ha ham a am m
Based on ham, all English words formed by changing one letter
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English words starting with ham :
hamartia hamboned hambones hamburgs hammadas hammered hammerer hammiest hammocks hampered hamperer hamsters hamulate hamulose hamulous hamadas hamates hamauls hambone hamburg hamlets hammada hammals hammams hammers hammier hammily hamming hammock hampers hamster hamular hamulus hamzahs hamada hamals hamate hamaul hamlet hammal hammam hammed hammer hamper hamuli hamzah hamzas hamal hames hammy hamza hame hams ham
English words that contain ham :
ashamed bechamel beshamed beshames brechams brougham beshame brecham chamades chambers chambray chamfers chamfron chamisas chamises chamisos chammied chammies champaca champacs champaks champers champing champion chamade chamber chamfer chamisa chamise chamiso chamois chamoix champac champak champed champer chammy champs champy champ chams cham dirhams dirham fulhams fulham ginghams gingham grahams graham hamartia hamboned hambones hamburgs hammadas hammered hammerer hammiest hammocks hampered hamperer hamsters hamulate hamulose hamulous hamadas hamates hamauls hambone hamburg hamlets hammada hammals hammams hammers hammier hammily hamming hammock hampers hamster hamular hamulus hamzahs hamada hamals hamate hamaul hamlet hammal hammam hammed hammer hamper hamuli hamzah hamzas hamal hames hammy hamza hame hams ham khamseen khamsins khamsin oghamist outshame oghamic oghams ogham rehammer rhamnose rhamnus shamable shamably shamanic shambled shambles shameful shamisen shammash shammers shammied shammies shamming shamosim shamoyed shampoos shamrock shamuses shame shams sham shamans shamble shaming shammas shammed shammer shammes shammos shamois shamoys shampoo shaman shamas shamed shames shammy shamos shamoy shamus whammies whamming whammed whammo whammy whamo whams wham
English words ending with ham :
brougham brecham cham dirham fulham gingham graham ham ogham sham wham