hem

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Verb

To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.

Noun

1. The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
2. A rim or margin of something.
3. In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.

Verb

1. To make a hem.
2. To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
3. To shut in, enclose, confine; to surround something or someone in a confining way.

Pron

Obsolete form of 'em.

Concepts

ourlet

ourler

bord

bordure

mettre un bord

pose

marge

se défaire

bas

liseré

border

côté

coulisse

flanc

Synonymes

edge

border

rim

fold

seam

fringe

edging

margin

selvage

cuff

ahem

lap

make a border

hemline

boundary

enclose

brink

fold down the edge

fold the border

fold the edge of cloth

train

🚋

sew

side

skirt

grunt

hawk

hemstitch

brim

welt

oversew

frontier

limit

lip

marge

mend

obstinate

outskirts

overlap

piece

reason

round

strip

stubborn

tax

terminal

tour

trim

turn

twirl

verge

wayside

weather strip

weft

woof

clear one’s throat

selvedge

shut in

stitch up

obligatory contribution

cut edge of a hairdo

foot of mountain

lockstitch

border of a garment

lap covering

have husky cough

orle

transition knuckle

edge fold

straight flange

contain

extremitas

bend

borderline

bottom

brow

cause

circuit

come undone

confine

contour

cough

crawl

crimp

detour

embank

encompass

end

🔚

extremity

fee

fell

flange

flanging

flounce

folding

fold up

follow

foot

🦶

furbelow

go along

hem stitch

imposition

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/hɛm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

A sound uttered in imitation of clearing the throat (onomatopoeia)