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Ham

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gammonnounA cut of quick-cured pork leg.
overactverb(chiefly acting) To act in an exaggerated manner.
ham actornounan unskilled actor who overacts
jambonnoun(Ireland, British) A square puff pastry containing ham and cheese.
overplayverb(ambitransitive, acting) To overdo or overact one's effect or role.

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underplayverb(transitive) To make something seem less important than it really is.
underactverbTo act in an understated manner or with little expressiveness

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WordDefinition
gammonnounA cut of quick-cured pork leg.
jambonnoun(Ireland, British) A square puff pastry containing ham and cheese.
overactverb(chiefly acting) To act in an exaggerated manner.
overplayverb(ambitransitive, acting) To overdo or overact one's effect or role.
ham actornounan unskilled actor who overacts
porknoun(chiefly uncountable) The meat of a pig.
eatnoun(colloquial) Something to be eaten; a meal; a food item.
saltwaternounAlternative form of salt water. [Any water containing dissolved salt; brine.]
sinknounA basin used for holding water for washing.
prosciuttonounA dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced.
hocknounMeat from that part of a food animal.
camnoun(informal) Camera.
amateurnounA person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such as music or painting), especially one who cultivates any study, interest, taste, or attachment without engaging in it professionally.
emoternounOne who emotes.
significantnounThat which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
importantHaving relevant and crucial value; having import.
presumptiveBased on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
radmnoun(military, nautical) Abbreviation of rear admiral. [(military, nautical) A naval officer below the rank of vice admiral, originally in charge of a fleet's rear formation.]
tessnounA diminutive of the female given name Teresa.
hanknounA diminutive of the male given name Henry.

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