Hems

name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of hem form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Initialism of helicopter emergency medical service. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of hem form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Hem form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Dated form of Homs: a city in Syria. alt-of, dated

Synonyms

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adjoinahemahembankbarbeading

Example

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"He hems and haws. "It's different," he finally says."

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حمص (Hıms) and Arabic حِمْص (Ḥims), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesă), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”).

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