Word Definition

Hem

  1. Border; edge; margin.
  2. To border; to edge
  3. Them
  4. An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.
  5. To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of.
  6. A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge.
  7. To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking.
  8. 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.
  9. The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen raveling.