The Meaning of hem

• (pron.) Them
• (interj.) 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.
• (n.) An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.
• (v. i.) To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking.
• (n.) The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen raveling.
• (n.) Border; edge; margin.
• (n.) A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge.
• (v. t.) To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of.
• (v. t.) To border; to edge

Synonyms

ahem , sew , run up , sew together , stitch

Homophones

hemm , hemme

Rhymes

behm , bem , bethlehem , blehm , brehm , brem , cardizem , chem , clem , condemn , dehm , demme , diadem , difm , em , emme , femme , fm , gem , gemme , hemm , hemme , jem , kehm , kem , khem , klem , klemm , lem , lemm , m , mayhem , mgm , pgm , phlegm , pm , ppm , prem , rehm , rem , remme , rhem , rpm , schemm , schwemm , stem , temme , them