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/ˈkeə̯m/
nounverb

A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.

  2. A spring-loaded camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.

  3. Camera.

  4. A bootleg recording of a film recorded in a movie theater.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To go on webcam.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

Recorded since the 16th century, from Dutch kam (“cog of a wheel; originally, comb”) (cognate with English comb, and preserved in modern Dutch compounds such as kamrad, kamwiel (“cog wheel”)). Doublet of comb.

CAM at a glance

CAM has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (C 3 + A 1 + M 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,935 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with cam

All rhymes
  • SCAM8
  • WEBCAM15
  • DASHCAM15
  • STEADICAM14
  • OCCAM11
  • BODYCAM17
  • DIGICAM13
  • MINICAM13
  • VIDEOCAM16
  • CAIMACAM16
  • PHONECAM17

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