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chams

chams is the plural of cham.

Meaning of cham

Noun

cham (plural chams)

  1. An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.
    • Sitting at a table, drinking Ale, observing the Mist thro’ the Window-Panes, Mason forty-five, the Cham sixty-four.1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon

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Noun capitalized: Chams

Chams

  1. (plural) plural of Cham

Questions about chams

What is chams the plural of?
Chams is the plural of cham.
What part of speech is chams?
Chams is a noun.

Words near chams in the dictionary

  1. Champy
  2. Champy plate
  3. Champy plates
  4. Champy technique
  5. Champy's line
  6. chams
  7. chamsa
  8. chamsas
  9. chamsin
  10. chamsins
  11. chamæleon

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