calm vs ham

calm

adj
  • with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled. 

  • Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety. 

  • Free of noise and disturbance. 

  • Without wind or storm. 

noun
  • The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion. 

  • A period of time without wind. 

  • The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance. 

verb
  • To become calm. 

  • To make calm. 

ham

noun
  • An amateur radio operator. 

  • A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat. 

  • Electronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail. 

  • An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style. 

  • The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. 

  • The back of the thigh. 

  • Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food. 

verb
  • To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions. 

How often have the words calm and ham occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )