Lab vs Hem - What's the difference?
lab | hem |
An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.
* Spectator
To make the sound expressed by the word hem ; to hesitate in speaking.
* Shakespeare
(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
A rim or margin of something.
* Shakespeare
In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.
(in sewing) To make a hem.
(transitive): To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
(transitive): To surround something or someone in a confining way.
As nouns the difference between lab and hem
is that lab is a laboratory while hem is an utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.As an abbreviation Lab
is labrador a breed of dog.As an interjection hem is
used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.As a verb hem is
to make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.As a pronoun hem is
obsolete form of 'em|lang=en.hem
English
Etymology 1
A sound uttered in imitation of clearing the throat (onomatopoeia)See also
* ahem * hawNoun
(en noun)- his morning hems
Verb
(hemm)- Hem , and stroke thy beard.
Derived terms
* hem and hawEtymology 2
From Middle English hem, hemm, in turn from Old English hemm and related to Middle High German .Noun
(en noun)- hem of the sea
