Synonyms for hem
- verb
Definitions
- v. 1
To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.
Related words
Forms
- Past participle
- hemmed
e.g. hemmed → skirted, edged, bordered, girdled…
Example sentences
- edge Sami seemed to have the edge on his older brother.
- skirt She was clothed in a red blouse and a black skirt.
- girdle Tom wore a girdle to make his beer belly seem smaller.
By length
- 4 letters
- edge1, gird1
- 5 letters
- bound1, skirt1
- 6 letters
- border2, margin2, girdle2
- 8 letters
- hesitate3, encircle3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (border2 = 2 syllables).