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nounthe utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
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"hem my skirt"verbfold over and sew together to provide with a hemtype of:
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"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"nounthe edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
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verbutter `hem' or `ahem'
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