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Meaning
Intj
●
Used to
fill in
the
gap
of a
pause
with a
vocalized
sound.
Noun
●
An
utterance
or
sound
of the
voice
like "hem", often
indicative
of
hesitation
or
doubt
, sometimes used to
call
attention.
●
In Sewing:
The
border
of an
article
of
clothing
doubled back
and
stitched
together to
finish
the
edge
and
prevent
it from fraying.
●
A
rim
or
margin
of something.
●
In
sheet metal
design, a
rim
or
edge
folded
back on itself to create a
smooth
edge
and to increase
strength
or rigidity.
Verb
●
To make the
sound
expressed
by the
word
hem
; to
hesitate
in speaking.
●
In Sewing:
To make a hem.
●
To
put
hem
on an
article
of
clothing
, to
edge
or
put
a
border on
something.
●
To
shut in
,
enclose
,
confine
; to
surround
something or someone in a
confining
way.
Pron
●
Obsolete form of 'em.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
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Origin
hem
English
hem
Middle English (1100-1500)
him
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
M
Em
Fem
Dem
Mem
Hem
Cem
Gem
Rem
Dem
Stem
Ahem
Clem
Crem
Chem
Them
Bdsm
Clem
Rehem
Phlegm
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