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    [Noun]  | "hem" | \ ˈhem \


    1: a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down

    2: rim, margin


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle High German hemmen to hem in, Armenian kamel to press;

    [Verb]  | "hem" 


    1: to finish with a hem

    2: border, edge

    3: to surround in a restrictive manner : confine —usually used with in


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Verb]  | "hem" | \ ˈhem \


    1: to utter the sound represented by hem

    2: equivocate


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Idiom]  | "hem and haw" 


    1: to stop often and change what one is saying during speech because one is not sure of what to say or because one is trying to avoid saying something

    2: to take a long time before making a decision about what to do

    [Noun]  | "hems" 


    1: the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something;


      * e.g., " ... the hem of the blouse was gold "



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    [Noun]  | "hem" 


    1: the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something;


      * e.g., " ... the hem of the blouse was gold "



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    [Verb]  | "hem (in)" 


    1: to close or shut in by or as if by barriers;


      * e.g., " ... a village hemmed in on all sides by mountains "



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    [Phrase]  | "hems and haws" 


    1: to avoid giving a definite answer or position;


      * e.g., " ... He kept hemming and hawing and I couldn't get a straight answer. "



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    [Phrase]  | "hem and haw" 


    1: to avoid giving a definite answer or position;


      * e.g., " ... He kept hemming and hawing and I couldn't get a straight answer. "



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     [ "Hemmed" ]

    1: to enclose or confine, held up, caught up, cornered, and or detained

      * e.g.,  ... My friend doesn’t know what hemmed means; when I said, “ you don’t want to get hemmed up by the po po!” 

     [ "hemming" ]

    1: A term for sperm/semen.

      * e.g.,  ... My hemming was so warm and sticky, I threw up! 

     [ "hem" ]

    1: to inflict injury on another individual.

      * e.g.,  ... That kid was talking so much I had to hem him up. 

     [ "hem" ]

    1: to be caught up in and cant get loose

      * e.g.,  ... She had me all hemmed up in that stank house with aunt roberta. 

     [ "Hem" ]

    1: A word used when you have nothing left to say in a conversation.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hem" 

     [ "Hems" ]

    1: Hard earned money. Used in replacement of dollars.

      * e.g.,  ... I got 'bout 30 hems left. 

     [ "hemness" ]

    1: To know EVERYTHING

      * e.g.,  ... Little Tommy, "Dad, what does incognito mean?" 


     [ "hemness" ]

    2: similar to a dictionary

      * e.g.,  ... Dad, "I'm not really sure son, go check the Hemness - it knows everything." 


     [ "hemness" ]

    3: It is possible the world revolves slowly around a Hemness.

     [ "Hem" ]

    1: Googling in am online quiz in a video conference which is visible to everyone .

      * e.g.,  ... He hemmed his way into the finals of the quiz. 

     [ "Hem, hem, hem" ]

    1: Basicly means "gimme!" What someone says when they REALLY want something, but no one's giving them anything cuz they can't ask and they never bring anything to the table. Usually a mooch.

      * e.g.,  ... Alex: "Hey, does anyone wanna hit this weed? Anyone at all?" 

     [ "hem" ]

    1: A shortened version of "ahem".

      * e.g.,  ... Nice, Jimmy Rollins is, hem, up... the Phillies are, hem, sure to tie the game. 

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