Ham vs. Hem: What's the Difference?

The thigh of the hind leg of certain animals, especially a hog.

An edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge, as for a garment or curtain, made by folding an edge under and stitching it down.

A cut of meat from the thigh of a hog, often cured by salting or smoking.

The height or level of the bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat; a hemline.

The back of the knee.

A short cough or clearing of the throat made especially to gain attention, warn another, hide embarrassment, or fill a pause in speech.

The back of the thigh.

To fold back and stitch down the edge of.

Hams The buttocks.

To surround and shut in; enclose

A performer who overacts or exaggerates.

To utter a hem.

A licensed amateur radio operator.

To hesitate in speech.

To exaggerate or overdo a dramatic role; overact.

Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.

To exaggerate or overdo (a dramatic role, for example).

An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.

(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.

(countable) A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat.

A rim or margin of something.

(uncountable) Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food.

In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.

The back of the thigh.

To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.

Electronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail.

To make a hem.

Obsolete form of home

(transitive) To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.

(acting) An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.

(transitive) To shut in, enclose, confine; to surround something or someone in a confining way.

(radio) An amateur radio operator.

Obsolete form of 'em

(acting) To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.

Them

Home.

An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm.

The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.

The thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking.

The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen it and prevent raveling.

A person who performs in a showy or exaggerated style; - used especially of actors. Also used attributively, as, a ham actor.

Border; edge; margin.

The licensed operator of an amateur radio station.

A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge.

To act with exaggerated voice and gestures; to overact.

To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking.

Meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of.

(Old Testament) son of Noah

To border; to edge

A licensed amateur radio operator

Lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down

An unskilled actor who overacts

Fold over and sew together to provide with a hem;

Exaggerate one's acting

Utter `hem' or `ahem'