ham, jambon, gammon
(noun) meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
ham, ham actor
(noun) an unskilled actor who overacts
ham
(noun) a licensed amateur radio operator
Ham
(noun) (Old Testament) son of Noah
overact, ham it up, ham, overplay
(verb) exaggerate one’s acting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ham (plural Hams)
A surname.
(biblical) A son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem.
A suburban district in Richmond upon Thames borough and Kingston upon Thames borough, Greater London, England.
Two districts (East Ham and West Ham) in Newham, Greater London, England.
A hamlet in Kent, England.
A village in Wiltshire, England.
A village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2373)
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ham (countable and uncountable, plural hams)
(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
(countable) A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat.
(uncountable) Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food.
The back of the thigh.
(internet, informal, uncommon) Electronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail.
Antonym: spam
ham (uncountable)
Obsolete form of home.
• Persists in many old place names, such as Buckingham.
ham (plural hams)
(acting) An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.
Synonyms: hambone, hamfatter, overactor, tear-cat
(radio) An amateur radio operator.
Synonym: radio amateur
ham (third-person singular simple present hams, present participle hamming, simple past and past participle hammed)
(acting) To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.
• chew the scenery, ham it up, melodramatize, overact, tear a cat
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HAM
Initialism of his apostolic majesty, the title given to a number of historical kings of Hungary.
HAM
(computer graphics) Initialism of Hold-And-Modify, a display mode of the Commodore Amiga computer, allowing for a large number of colours on screen.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ham, n.
Definition: Home. [North of Eng.] Chaucer.
Ham, n. Etym: [AS. ham; akin to D. ham, dial. G. hamme, OHG. hamma. Perh. named from the bend at the ham, and akin to E. chamber. Cf. Gammon ham.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
2. The thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking. A plentiful lack of wit, together with most weak ham. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 February 2025
(noun) (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; “the tumor’s invasion of surrounding structures”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
