What is the plural of ham?

Noun. ham (plural hams)
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Does ham have a plural?

The plural form of ham is hams.
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Whats hams mean?

: someone who enjoys performing and who tends to behave in an exaggerated or playful way when people are watching.
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Why is ham uncountable?

(countable) A ham is the thigh and buttock of any animal used for meat. (uncountable) The ham of a pig is the dried thigh used as food.
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What type of noun is ham?

noun. /hæm/ /hæm/ ​[uncountable, countable] meat from the top part of a pig's leg that has been cured (= preserved using salt or smoke)
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Is hams a verb?

Other definitions for ham (2 of 4)

verb (used with or without object), hammed, ham·ming. to act with exaggerated expression of emotion; overact.
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What does ham mean in Old English?

And to take it a step further that H-A-M, ham itself, in old English means 'home,' which is why it sort of doubles to mean village as well. So that word ham actually means home.
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Is ham and eggs singular or plural?

When the compound subject is joined by and but represents a single idea or person, the compound subject is treated as a unit and a singular verb is used. Example: Ham and eggs is a popular breakfast dish. (Ham and eggs refers to a single dish.)
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Is ham and cheese plural?

When the parts of the subject form a single idea or refer to a single thing, the verb is singular. Examples: Ham and cheese is his favorite sandwich. The new president and CEO arrives in an hour.
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Can fish be Pluralised?

The plural of fish is usually fish. When referring to more than one species of fish, especially in a scientific context, you can use fishes as the plural. The zodiac sign Pisces is also often referred to as fishes.
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Why are they called hams?

Some of the amateur stations were very powerful and commercial operators, frustrated with the amateur radio interference, began referring to amateurs at "hams." Ham was a derogatory slang word, as in "ham actor." Amateurs adopted the word and began using it to describe themselves and their hobby.
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Why is pig called ham?

The modern word "ham" is derived from the Old English ham or hom meaning the hollow or bend of the knee, from a Germanic base where it meant "crooked". It began to refer to the cut of pork derived from the hind leg of a pig around the 15th century.
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Why do people call kids hams?

The term apparently started in 1882, coming from the term “hamfatter” (definition: actor of low grade.). This term came from an 1863 minstrel song “The Ham-Fat Man,” about actors that over-over-do the acting. Where did the phrase "sick as a dog" originate and why?
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What is the correct plural?

The correct spelling of plurals usually depends on what letter the singular noun ends in. 1 To make regular nouns plural, add –s to the end. cat – cats. house – houses. 2 If the singular noun ends in –s, –ss, –sh, –ch, –x, or –z, add -es to the end to make it plural.
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What is the plural of Pigs?

1 pig /ˈpɪg/ noun. plural pigs. 1 pig. /ˈpɪg/
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Is there a plural of salami?

Salame (singular); Salami (plural) – one type of cold cut, aged sausage made from pork meat and fat (the one in the picture). [Salame is salami in English, and the Italian plural salami becomes salamis.] E.g.
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What is the plural of potato?

noun. po·​ta·​to pə-ˈtāt-ō pət-ˈāt- plural potatoes.
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What is the plural of chicken?

Singular. chicken. Plural. chickens. The plural form of chicken; more than one (kind of) chicken.
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What's plural for cheese?

cheese. Plural. cheeses. The plural form of cheese; more than one (kind of) cheese.
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What's the plural for bacon?

bacons - Simple English Wiktionary.
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What is the plural of meats?

Singular. meat. Plural. meats. The plural form of meat; more than one (kind of) meat.
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What is the plural of egg?

1 egg /ˈɛg/ noun. plural eggs.
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What's a fancy word for ham?

Definitions of ham. meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) synonyms: gammon, jambon.
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Why do British cities end in ham?

The village of HAM in Gloucestershire—as well as the “ham” found at the end of countless place names like Birmingham and Nottingham—is derived from a widely-used Old English word, hamm, for a town or farmstead, or else an enclosure or otherwise isolated or enclosed area of land, like a hill or an area of land ...
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What does go ham mean in slang?

To go ham is to put in an extraordinary, even aggressive, amount of effort. If you went crazy eating ham, you'd be going ham on some ham.
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