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Word entry · 3 letters

ham

Best crossword clue

"Cured pork leg"

3 letters · collected on this word page

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.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer7 curated clues

01Cured pork leg3 letters
02Actor who overdoes it3 letters
03Meat in a sandwich3 letters
04Pork for a sandwich3 letters
05Sandwich pork3 letters
06Smoked pork3 letters
07Overact on stage3 letters

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