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Hm

det, intj, name, noun, pron, slang

Definitions

Determiner
  1. 1
    Initialism of how much. Internet, Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, initialism

    "I am selling this shirt. Hm? ₱50 only."

Intj
  1. 1
    A shorter variant of hmm.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Hindley-Milner. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of Hannah Montana, an American teen sitcom that aired from 2006 to 2011. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "She [Millie Bobby Brown] then demonstrated how she eventually started slipping in and out of an American accent as a by-product of her HM marathons (and fair warning, it’s so seamless that it’s a little jarring)."

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Home Minister. India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters wordnet
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of hospital corpsman. US, abbreviation, alt-of
  4. 4
    Initialism of heavy metal. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "When girls appropriate a male-dominated form like HM, can they discard its sexist content without replacing it with something else?"

  5. 5
    Initialism of hidden machine abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "For any obstacle in the way, HMs such as Cut and Strength must be taught to one of the six Pokémon in the trainer's party. […] Relicanth is a relatively unsurprising inclusion. It fulfills the ideal requirements for an HM mule in that it can learn four HMs: Surf, Waterfall, Dive, and Rock Smash. That last one is what edges it out over other Water-types such as Luvdisc."

Pronoun
  1. 1
    Initialism of His Majesty (the title of a king). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Holonyms: Their Royal Majesties, Majesties"

  2. 2
    Initialism of Her Majesty (the title of a queen). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Holonyms: Their Royal Majesties, Majesties"

Etymology

Etymology 1

(Pokémon): Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ひでんマシン (Hiden Mashin, “Secret Machine”).

Etymology 2

(Pokémon): Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ひでんマシン (Hiden Mashin, “Secret Machine”).

Etymology 3

(Pokémon): Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ひでんマシン (Hiden Mashin, “Secret Machine”).

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