hem

Nouns

  • (n) the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
    • the hem of her dress was stained
    • let down the hem
    • he stitched weights into the curtain's hem
    • it seeped along the hem of his jacket
  • (n) the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc. ahem,

Verbs

  • (v) fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
    • hem my skirt
  • (v) utter "hem" or "ahem"

Synonyms

ahem

Words of close approximity

Hel hen hep het hew hex
HA Hb he HF hg hi hl hm HN Ho H.P. HP HQ hr Hs Hz
hag haj ham Han hao hap hat haw hay HCG HDL Hel hen hep het hew hex HFC HHS hie hin hip hit HIV HMO HND hob hod hoe hog hop hot hoy HRT HUA hub HUD hue hug hum Hun Hus hut
Hemachatus Hemachatus haemachatus hemagglutinate hemagglutination hemal hemal arch hem and haw hemangioma hemangioma simplex hematal hematemesis hematic hematin hematinic hematite hematocele hematochezia hematochrome hematocoele hematocolpometra hematocolpos hematocrit hematocyst hematocytopenia hematocyturia hematogenesis hematogenic hematohiston hematoidin hematologic hematological hematologist hematology hematolysis hematoma hematopoeitic stem cell hematopoiesis hematopoietic hematuria heme hemeralopia hemerobiid Hemerobiidae hemerobiid fly Hemerocallidaceae Hemerocallis Hemerocallis flava Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus hemiacetal hemianopia hemianopic scotoma hemianopsia Hemiascomycetes hemic hemicrania hemicycle hemidemisemiquaver hemiepiphyte Hemigalus Hemigalus hardwickii Hemigrammus Hemimetabola hemimetabolic hemimetabolism hemimetabolous hemimetaboly hemimetamorphic hemimetamorphosis hemimetamorphous hemimorphite hemin hem in Heming Hemingway Hemingwayesque hemiparasite hemiparasitic hemiplegia hemiplegic hemipode Hemiprocnidae Hemiptera hemipteran hemipteron Hemipteronatus Hemipteronatus novacula hemipterous insect Hemiramphidae hemisphere hemispheric hemispherical Hemitripterus Hemitripterus americanus hemizygos vein hemizygous vein hemline hemlock hemlock tree hemlock water dropwort Hemminge