Home › Words › C › chelemchelemchelem means synonym of slam.; The act or contract for winning all, or almost all, of the possible tricks.EtymologyBorrowed from French chelem, from English slam.nounSynonym of slam.; The act or contract for winning all, or almost all, of the possible tricks.e.g.“If the grand chelem is made, the winner receives seventeen points from each adversary and the game continues; if twelve tricks are made, the winner receives the value of sixteen points.” — 1882, Laws and Regulations of Short Whist:Synonym of slam.; Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.e.g.“For the first time in his career the Red Bull star achieved Formula One's grand chelem of pole, win, fastest lap and leading for every single lap, to further underline his dominant campaign.” — 2011 October 30, “Vettel closes on Schumacher record”, in Express:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.kerslam 53% match — A sudden slamming sound. vs chelem →codille 53% match — The winning of the majority of tricks in the game of ombre. vs chelem →chemmy 53% match — The card game called chemin de fer. vs chelem →capot 51% match — A winning of all the tricks in the game of piquet, counting for forty points. vs chelem →brelan 51% match — A French card game: gleek. vs chelem →belote 50% match — A trick-taking card game using a 32 card deck. vs chelem →slammingly 50% match — With a slamming sound or motion. vs chelem →kelk 49% match — To beat. vs chelem →