ham

Speech parts

1. ham - Noun

2. ham - Verb

3. ham - Adverb

4. Ham - Proper noun

Meaning

Home.

The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

The thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

overact ham it up overplay gammon pork mug jambon ham actor bologna pueblo joker hamlet hayfield shaker play
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Antonyms

natural true real savant controlled genuine
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Hypernyms

play player act actor thespian histrion

Hyponyms

prosciutto virginia ham

Phrases with the word

B'ham dressmaker's ham Jinhua ham ham-fistedness ham wallet eggs and ham

Derivatives

Hammed hamming

Examples

The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed. Martina Navratilova

I am a ham. I've no business being rock 'n' roll. I've said it over and over again that I'm a classical composer, dishevelling my personality by dabbling in rock 'n' roll. John Cale

You see the dilemma?” Ham asked. "I see an idiot,” Breeze mumbled. Brandon Sanderson

Ham smiled. "Cett's going to be furious." Elend shrugged. "He's a paraplegic. What's he going to do? Bite us? Brandon Sanderson

(On bizarre Conspiracy Theories) - Countries are actually closer than you think...Pilots just fly aeroplanes around longer to make you THINK they're far away - There are tiny cameras in ham...They're called 'Hameras. Bill Bailey

When do we have a day of fast? When there is no bread and ham in the larder. Gypsy Proverb

Close letter words and terms

halysitid halywercfolk halzoun ham actor ham and beef shop ham and eggs