noun🔗ShareA turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it."The sewing machine uses a cam to precisely move the needle up and down. "technicalmachinepartdevicetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together."The woodworking vise uses a cam to quickly and firmly clamp the piece of wood in place. "machinedeviceparttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA ridge or mound of earth."The children loved to climb the grassy cam in the park. "geologyenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice."The rock climber placed a cam securely in the crack, giving him a safe point to clip his rope. "sporttechnicaldeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCamera.""Did you see the funny video of the cat on the security cam?" "technologyelectronicsmediadevicecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo go on webcam with someone.""My niece likes to cam with her best friend every evening after finishing her homework." "communicationinternettechnologymediacomputingentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareAlternative form of kam"Since "cam" is an alternative form of "kam" and "kam" (according to Merriam-Webster) is defined as "crooked; wrong; awry", here's a suitable sentence: "The picture frame hung cam on the wall, so I straightened it." "languagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
