kame

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noun

A round hill or short ridge of sand or gravel deposited by a melting glacier.

OriginMiddle English cambe →
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Meanings

nounkame (plural kames)

plural kames

  1. geographyA round hill or short ridge of sand or gravel deposited by a melting glacier.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcambe“comb”
  2. Englishkame

From Scots, from Middle English cambe (“comb”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

makeMekaMaekmeakKeam
Cite this entry
APA

kame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kame

MLA

“kame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kame. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kame,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kame.

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