hem in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
- ઓટ વું ⇄ hem gujarati
- કાપડની કોર કે કિનાર ⇄ hem gujarati
- કોર સીવવી ⇄ hem gujarati
- વાળીને સીવેલી કે ઓટેલી ⇄ hem gujarati
hem in Hindi हिन्दी
- गोट लगा देना ⇄ hem hindi
- झालर ⇄ hem hindi
- मग़ज़ी लगाना ⇄ hem hindi
- हेम ⇄ hem hindi
hem in Sindhi سنڌي
- پلوُ، دامن، (اوٽي ڏيڻ، ٻهي ورائڻ) ⇄ Hem sindhi
hem in Telugu తెలుగు
- గొంతును సవరించుకొనుట. ⇄ hem telugu
hem in Urdu اُردُو
- مغزی لگانا ⇄ hem urdu
hem in English
- hem ⇄ adj. hemless. english
- hem ⇄ expr. hem and haw,
a. to hesitate in speaking.
Ex. He hemmed and hawed a lot in his poorly prepared speech.
b. to stall or put off; hedge.
Ex. But ask the experts, ""Who'll win?"" and they'll hem and haw and say, ""Well, on theenglish - hem ⇄ expr. hem in (around or about),
a. to surround on all sides.
Ex. Even the fence that hems them in by the river is a relic--a hand-me-down from the World's Fair (New York Times).
b. (Figurative:)
Ex. The angelic squadron ... begaenglish - hem ⇄ hem (1), noun, verb, hemmed,hemming. english
- hem ⇄ hem (2), interjection, noun, verb, hemmed,hemming. english
- hem ⇄ interj., noun a sound like clearing the throat, used to attract attention or show doubt or hesitation.
Ex. Hem! I would like to say something (interj.). We ignored his hems since we didn't want to hear him speak (n.).english - hem ⇄ noun 1. the border or edge on a garment; edge made by folding over the cloth and sewing it down.
Ex. and besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment (Matthew 14:36). The triangle flare skirt is fully lined with [material] in pastenglish - hem ⇄ v.i. 1. to make a sound like clearing the throat.
Ex. If anyone is about, come to the foot of the stairs and hem (Charlotte Bronte).
2. to hesitate in speaking.english - hem ⇄ v.t. 1. to fold over and sew down the edge of (cloth).
Ex. She hemmed six napkins.
2. to edge or border (a garment or a piece of cloth).
Ex. All the skirt about Was hemmed with golden fringe (Edmund Spenser).english