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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'
Definition that contains hem
- ebb hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
- classical haemophilia hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men
- argentine hemorrhagic fever hemorrhagic fever with neurological signs; caused by the Junin virus
- tsuga hemlock; hemlock fir; hemlock spruce
- classical hemophilia hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men
- bowstring hemp hemp obtained from the sansevieria
- genus tsuga hemlock; hemlock fir; hemlock spruce
- haemophilia a hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men
- genus cannabis hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae
- acquired hemochromatosis hemochromatosis resulting from repeated transfusions or from excessive intake of foods containing iron