Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun heming

1 sense of heming

Sense 1
Heming, Hemminge, John Heming, John Hemminge -- (English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630))
       INSTANCE OF=> actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player -- (a theatrical performer)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hem

2 senses of hem

Sense 1
hem -- (fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my skirt")
       => sew, run up, sew together, stitch -- (fasten by sewing; do needlework)

Sense 2
hem -- (utter `hem' or `ahem')
       => utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")

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