Cammed vs Calmed - What's the difference?
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(cam)
A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together.
(UK, dialect) A ridge or mound of earth.
(rock climbing) A camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.
To go on webcam with someone
(calm)
(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
(of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
(of water) with little waves on the surface.
Without wind or storm.
(in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
(in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
A period of time without wind.
* Bible, Mark iv. 39
To make calm.
* Dryden
To become calm.
As verbs the difference between cammed and calmed
is that cammed is (cam) while calmed is (calm).cammed
English
Verb
(head)cam
English
(CAM)Etymology 1
Recorded since the 16th century, from (etyl) )Noun
(en noun)- (Wright)
Derived terms
* overhead camSee also
* ("cam" on Wikipedia)External links
*climbing cam
Etymology 2
From (camera), from the first part of (etyl) (camera)Derived terms
* camcorder * camgirl * cammer * camwhore * dashcam * nanny cam * Steadicam * webcam * webcammerVerb
Etymology 3
External links
*Anagrams
* acm ----calmed
English
Verb
(head)calm
English
Adjective
(en-adj)Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* (free from anger and anxiety) stressed, nervous, anxious * (free of noise and disturbance) disturbed * (without wind or storm) windy, stormyDerived terms
* calm as a millpond * ice-calmNoun
(en noun)- The wind ceased, and there was a great calm .
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* ice-calmVerb
(en verb)- to calm a crying baby
- to calm the passions
- to calm the tempest raised by Aeolus