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plural of hem
Synonyms & Antonyms of hems
(Entry 1 of 2)
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
- the hem of the blouse was gold
Synonyms for hems
- borderlines,
- borders,
- boundaries,
- bounds,
- brims,
- circumferences,
- compasses,
- confines,
- edges,
- edgings,
- ends,
- frames,
- fringes,
- margins,
- perimeters,
- peripheries,
- rims,
- skirtings,
- skirts,
- verges
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Near Antonyms for hems
hems
verbpresent tense third-person singular of hem
Synonyms & Antonyms of hems (Entry 2 of 2)
1
as in haws
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for hems
- balances,
- dithers,
- falters,
- halts,
- hangs back,
- hesitates,
- scruples,
- shilly-shallies,
- staggers,
- teeters,
- vacillates,
- wavers,
- wobbles
- (also wabbles)
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