hem
Definitions
Noun
- The edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
- 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.
Verb
- Fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
- Utter `hem' or `ahem'
Fragment
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Spelled Like
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "hem".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | them | 1 | 1788 |
| 2 | themselves | 2 | 270 |
| 3 | chemical | 3 | 60 |
| 4 | theme | 1 | 55 |
| 5 | scheme | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | mathematical | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | mathematics | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | chemistry | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | hemisphere | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | hemphill | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | themes | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | photochemical | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | schemes | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | blasphemous | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | chemically | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | hemorrhage | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | mathematically | 6 | 5 |
| 18 | blasphemy | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | chemicals | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | chemists | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | ephemeral | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | hem | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | hemoglobin | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | biochemical | 5 | 3 |
| 25 | hemmed | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | hempstead | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | schema | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | schematic | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | scheming | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | vehemence | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | geochemistry | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | hemingway | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | hemorrhaging | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | hempel | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | mathematician | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | vehement | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | alchemy | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | anthem | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | anthems | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | bethlehem | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | boheme | 3 | 1 |
| 42 | bohemian | 4 | 1 |
| 43 | chemise | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | chrysanthemums | 4 | 1 |
| 45 | euphemism | 4 | 1 |
| 46 | hemingway's | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | hemming | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | hemolytic | 4 | 1 |
| 49 | hemorrhoids | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | mayhem | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | rapprochement | 3 | 1 |
| 52 | schemata | 3 | 1 |
| 53 | thematic | 3 | 1 |
| 54 | vehemently | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | agrochemical | 5 | 0 |
| 56 | agrochemicals | 5 | 0 |
| 57 | alchemically | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | alchemist | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | aleichem | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | anathema | 4 | 0 |
| 61 | authement | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | beachem | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | beauchemin | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | behemoth | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | behemoths | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | bethlehem's | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | biochem | 3 | 0 |
| 68 | biochemist | 4 | 0 |
| 69 | biochemistry | 5 | 0 |
| 70 | bohemia | 4 | 0 |
| 71 | chem | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | chema | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | chemania | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | chemclear | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | chemdesign | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | chemed | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | chemel | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | chemerinsky | 4 | 0 |
| 79 | chemetron | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | chemfix | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | chemi | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | chemical's | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | chemicals' | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | chemie | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | chemins | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | chemist | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | chemlawn | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | chemlawn's | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | chemo | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | chemotherapy | 5 | 0 |
| 91 | chemyr | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | chrysanthemum | 4 | 0 |
| 93 | compuchem | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | conchemco | 3 | 0 |
| 95 | dershem | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | deutschemark | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | deutschemark's | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | deutschemarks | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | duchemin | 3 | 0 |
| 100 | echemende | 3 | 0 |
| 101 | electrochemical | 6 | 0 |
| 102 | enichem | 3 | 0 |
| 103 | eschemic | 3 | 0 |
| 104 | euphemia | 4 | 0 |
| 105 | euphemisms | 4 | 0 |
| 106 | euphemistic | 4 | 0 |
| 107 | euphemistically | 5 | 0 |
| 108 | gechem | 2 | 0 |
| 109 | hashem | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | hashemi | 3 | 0 |
| 111 | hashemite | 3 | 0 |
| 112 | heman | 2 | 0 |
| 113 | hemani | 3 | 0 |
| 114 | hemann | 2 | 0 |
| 115 | hemant | 2 | 0 |
| 116 | hematite | 3 | 0 |
| 117 | hematology | 5 | 0 |
| 118 | hemberger | 3 | 0 |
| 119 | hembree | 2 | 0 |
| 120 | hembrick | 2 | 0 |
| 121 | hemby | 2 | 0 |
| 122 | hemdale | 2 | 0 |
| 123 | hemdale's | 2 | 0 |
| 124 | hemel | 2 | 0 |
| 125 | hemenway | 3 | 0 |
| 126 | hemimorphite | 4 | 0 |
| 127 | heming | 2 | 0 |
| 128 | heminger | 3 | 0 |
| 129 | hemiplegia | 5 | 0 |
| 130 | hemispheric | 4 | 0 |
| 131 | hemker | 2 | 0 |
| 132 | hemler | 2 | 0 |
| 133 | hemline | 2 | 0 |
| 134 | hemlines | 2 | 0 |
| 135 | hemlo | 2 | 0 |
| 136 | hemlock | 2 | 0 |
| 137 | hemm | 1 | 0 |
| 138 | hemme | 1 | 0 |
| 139 | hemmelgarn | 3 | 0 |
| 140 | hemmen | 2 | 0 |
| 141 | hemmer | 2 | 0 |
| 142 | hemmerich | 3 | 0 |
| 143 | hemmerle | 3 | 0 |
| 144 | hemmerling | 3 | 0 |
| 145 | hemmert | 2 | 0 |
| 146 | hemmeter | 3 | 0 |
| 147 | hemminger | 3 | 0 |
| 148 | hemminghaus | 3 | 0 |
| 149 | hemmings | 2 | 0 |
| 150 | hemmingsen | 3 | 0 |
| 151 | hemmingson | 3 | 0 |
| 152 | hemo | 2 | 0 |
| 153 | hemocyanin | 5 | 0 |
| 154 | hemodynamic | 5 | 0 |
| 155 | hemodynamics | 5 | 0 |
| 156 | hemond | 2 | 0 |
| 157 | hemophilia | 5 | 0 |
| 158 | hemophiliac | 5 | 0 |
| 159 | hemophiliacs | 5 | 0 |
| 160 | hemorrhaged | 3 | 0 |
| 161 | hemorrhagic | 4 | 0 |
| 162 | hemorrhoid | 3 | 0 |
| 163 | hemotec | 3 | 0 |
| 164 | hemp | 1 | 0 |
| 165 | hempen | 2 | 0 |
| 166 | hempfling | 3 | 0 |
| 167 | hemric | 2 | 0 |
| 168 | hemrick | 2 | 0 |
| 169 | hemry | 2 | 0 |
| 170 | hems | 1 | 0 |
| 171 | hemsley | 2 | 0 |
| 172 | hemstreet | 2 | 0 |
| 173 | hemy | 2 | 0 |
| 174 | ischemia | 4 | 0 |
| 175 | jochem | 2 | 0 |
| 176 | ketchem | 2 | 0 |
| 177 | khem | 1 | 0 |
| 178 | lathem | 2 | 0 |
| 179 | leathem | 2 | 0 |
| 180 | mathematic | 4 | 0 |
| 181 | mathematicians | 5 | 0 |
| 182 | mechem | 2 | 0 |
| 183 | medchem | 2 | 0 |
| 184 | medchem's | 2 | 0 |
| 185 | melhem | 2 | 0 |
| 186 | menachem | 3 | 0 |
| 187 | menahem | 3 | 0 |
| 188 | mitchem | 2 | 0 |
| 189 | mohtashemi | 4 | 0 |
| 190 | nehemiah | 4 | 0 |
| 191 | petrochemical | 5 | 0 |
| 192 | petrochemicals | 5 | 0 |
| 193 | polhemus | 3 | 0 |
| 194 | polyhemoglobin | 6 | 0 |
| 195 | rafelghem | 3 | 0 |
| 196 | raychem | 2 | 0 |
| 197 | rhem | 1 | 0 |
| 198 | richemont | 3 | 0 |
| 199 | schemas | 2 | 0 |
| 200 | schematics | 3 | 0 |
| 201 | schembri | 2 | 0 |
| 202 | schemed | 1 | 0 |
| 203 | schemel | 2 | 0 |
| 204 | schemer | 2 | 0 |
| 205 | schemm | 1 | 0 |
| 206 | schemmel | 2 | 0 |
| 207 | schempf | 1 | 0 |
| 208 | schempp | 1 | 0 |
| 209 | shema | 2 | 0 |
| 210 | shemanski | 3 | 0 |
| 211 | shemona | 3 | 0 |
| 212 | shemwell | 2 | 0 |
| 213 | stethem | 2 | 0 |
| 214 | thematically | 4 | 0 |
| 215 | themed | 1 | 0 |
| 216 | theming | 2 | 0 |
| 217 | themself | 2 | 0 |
| 218 | wilhemina | 4 | 0 |
| 219 | withem | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "hem".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "hem" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "hem" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "hem" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 219
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 5
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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