hem (noun)
1hem — [hem] noun [C] I the bottom edge of something made of cloth that is folded and sewn in place II verb hem [hem] hem sb in …
2hem — ► NOUN ▪ the edge of a piece of cloth or clothing which has been turned under and sewn. ► VERB (hemmed, hemming) 1) turn under and sew the edge of. 2) (hem in) surround and restrict the space or movement of. ORIGIN Old English …
3hem — hem1 [ hem ] noun count the bottom edge of something such as a dress or curtain that is folded and sewn in place hem hem 2 [ hem ] verb intransitive or transitive to fold the edge of a piece of cloth and sew it in place hem and haw INFORMAL to… …
4hem´stitch´er — hem|stitch «HEHM STIHCH», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. to hem along a line from which threads have been drawn out, gathering the cross threads into a series of little groups. –n. 1. the stitch used. 2. ornamental needlework made by hemstitching.… …
5hem|stitch — «HEHM STIHCH», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. to hem along a line from which threads have been drawn out, gathering the cross threads into a series of little groups. –n. 1. the stitch used. 2. ornamental needlework made by hemstitching. –hem´stitch´er,… …
6hem´a|tol´o|gist — hem|a|tol|o|gy «HEHM uh TOL uh jee, HEE muh », noun. the branch of physiology that deals with the structure, functions, and diseases of the blood, and studies the body tissues and organs that produce constituents of the blood. –hem´a|tol´o|gist,… …
7hem|a|tol|o|gy — «HEHM uh TOL uh jee, HEE muh », noun. the branch of physiology that deals with the structure, functions, and diseases of the blood, and studies the body tissues and organs that produce constituents of the blood. –hem´a|tol´o|gist, noun …
8hem — noun the hem of her dress hem in hem and haw Syn: edge, edging, border, trim, trimming …
9hem|ad|sorp|tion — «HEHM ad SRP shuhn, ZRP », noun. a laboratory method of identifying viruses by means of a test in which tissue cells containing the virus absorb red blood cells. ╂[< hem + adsorption] …
10hem|bar — «HEHM bahr», noun. a hybrid variety of barley developed in 1969 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ╂[coined by Dr. Robert T. Ramage, research scientist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture < arbitrary prefix hem + bar(ley)] …