Hem Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Hem
An edge or a part near an edge; margin; side
A narrow tube of fabric, sometimes enclosing a cord, used for trimming seams and edges, as of slipcovers.
To expel by coughing:
(Rock climbing) Technique involving the placement of the edge of the climbing shoe on a sharp hold.
Any specially defined edge of fabric or paper, esp., such an edge that is to be trimmed off or covered
To be completely full, often with a resulting overflow
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To move in a circle around:
(Rare) To border (on) or be contiguous (with or to another region)
To shut in all around; hem in; fence in; surround
To encircle; surround:
To purchase (securities) on margin
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(Cricket) Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam.
To work with a needle and thread or with a sewing machine.
To lie along, move along, or be an edge or a border.
To form an enclosure around; encompass
To encircle with or as if with a band.
To beset is to harass or have trouble on an ongoing basis from multiple sources or from all sides.
To make a circle around; enclose within a circle; surround
(Games) To toss a ring over (a peg), as in horseshoes.
To surround with hostile forces:
To surround:
A use of the interjection, ahem.
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Antonyms for Hem
A human; a person:
The internal portion or area.
An area of dense population:
Words Related to Hem
Keenness, as of desire or enjoyment; zest:
Non-mainstream theatre.
(Basketball) The metal hoop to which the net is attached
Accessories; extras:
To become open
hemo
A prefix meaning “blood,” as in hemophilia, a disorder in which blood fails to clot, or hematology, the scientific study of blood.
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