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Lam vs Glam - What's the difference?

lam | glam |

As nouns the difference between lam and glam

is that lam is a flap (on the sides of a truck's bed) while glam is galleries]], [[library|libraries, archives and museums.

lam

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) lemja.

Noun

(-)
  • Used in the expression on the lam to mean that a person is fleeing law enforcement, possibly in hiding.

    • Verb

  • To beat or thrash

    • Derived terms

    * lambaste

    Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, .

    • Anagrams

    * * ----

    glam

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • glamour

    • Adjective

  • glamorous

    • See also

    * glitz

    Verb

    (glamm)
  • To make glamorous or more glamorous

    • Usage notes

    Usually used in the phrasal verb "glam up"