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Word entry · 3 letters

ham

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"Cured pork leg"

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3 lettersPronunciation /ˈhæm/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ahmStarts with HEnds with M7 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. exaggerate one's acting

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English hamme, from Old English hamm (“inner or hind part of the knee, ham”), from Proto-West Germanic *hammu, from Proto-Germanic *hamō, *hammō, *hanmō, from Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (“leg”).

Used in a sentence

  • “"I'll have you so your hams will stand out like horse's shanks!" de declared.”
  • “a little piece of ham for the cat”
  • “She put some ham in the beans and cut up some sweet potatoes to boil.”

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Used as a crossword answer7 curated clues

01“Cured pork leg”3 letters
02“Actor who overdoes it”3 letters
03“Meat in a sandwich”3 letters
04“Pork for a sandwich”3 letters
05“Sandwich pork”3 letters
06“Smoked pork”3 letters
07“Overact on stage”3 letters

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