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hem

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1. hem - Noun

2. hem - Verb

3. hem - Pronoun

4. hem - Interjection

5. Hem - Proper noun

Meaning

Them

An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm.

An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.

To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking.

The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen raveling.

Border; edge; margin.

A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge.

To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of.

To border; to edge

Source: Webster's dictionary

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the hem of her dress was stained Source: Internet

let down the hem Source: Internet

he stitched weights into the curtain's hem Source: Internet

it seeped along the hem of his jacket Source: Internet

hem my skirt Source: Internet

A low scooped neckline gave fans a generous view of her décolletage and the hem cropped just below the bust to expose her washboard abs. Source: Internet

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