ham
noun
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
hams
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present tense formof ham (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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ChatGPT said she’d need to make two turkeys, two hams and six pies to feed all those guests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
Of course there were blankets, water bottles, clothing, masks and hygiene products, but also grab-and-go salads, squeezable snacks for kids, candy, crates of fresh vegetables, protein and grain bars, even honey-baked hams and queen-sized mattresses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
There is a pleasing calm to her delivery that stands out in a scene of fidgety hams.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
Many commercially available hams, especially highly processed and cured varieties, can be high in sodium, which is salt.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2024
There was the gray cat sunning himself outside the tailor’s shop, and the hams and sausages hanging in the butcher’s window.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
