hem

hem has 13 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 3.

Definitions

• 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
• 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.
• v.. utter `hem' or `ahem'