Hem

/hɛm/

Synonyms for "hem" (151 found)

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Closest matches (31)

adjoin bank bar beading befringe begird beset bind binding board border bordering bordure bound boxbox inbox upbrilliant brim brink

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browbulkhead incage circle circumscribeclose incoast compass confine

Noun(2 words)

ahem border

Strong matches (45)

coop corral cramp define edge edging encircle encompass enframe envelop falter featheredge fence fimbria fimbriation flange flounce frame frill frilling

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fringe furbelow galloon gird girdle halt haw hedgehem and hawhem inhesitate

Noun(12 words)

cuff edge encircle enclosefinish edgefthm hemlines hemming hemminge hemstitches hemstitching hesitate

Verb(1 words)

cuffed

Adjective(1 words)

delicate edging

Related words (75)

humhum and hawimmurekeep from spreadingkeep within boundslabellum labium labrum lap ledge limb limbus limit line lip list localize mammer march marge

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margin marginate motif narrow outline pale palisade pen perimeter periphery picket purfle purl qualifyragged edgerail restrict rim ring round ruffle sell selvageset offshore shorten shutshut inside sideline skirt skirting stammer stint stumble stutter surround tighten trim trimming valance verge wall welt

Noun(9 words)

margin needle sew shirttails stall stitch surroundturn upwaffle

Verb(1 words)

sews

Pronoun(1 words)

them

Related word relations

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More general

18 entries

containment edge emitgarment featurehesitationlet looselet outpauserun upsewsew togethersewing stitch stitching surrounding utter

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More specific

10 entries

double hemencirclementhand heminclosuremachine hemnarrow hemrolled hemstall vacillate waffle

Collocations

11 entries

double hemhand hemhand sewn hemhem dresshem jeanshem pantshem tapemachine hemmachine stitched hemnarrow hemrolled hem

Inflections

3 entries

hemmed hemming hems

Derivations

4 entries

hemline hemmed hemmer hemming

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The tunic has a raw cut hem.

Source: tatoeba (590677)

I need you to take in the hem by about an inch.

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According to the Hemline Index, the higher the hem of the skirt, the greater the economic prosperity.

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If the hem of your shirt falls below the fly of your trousers, it is too long, according to many fashion experts.

Source: tatoeba (4587063)

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