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hem   (TTS Sound)

The noun hem has 2 senses

• hem -- (the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down; "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")


• hem, ahem -- (the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.)

The verb hem has 2 senses

• hem -- (fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt")


• hem -- (utter `hem' or `ahem')