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Definitions: HEMMER |
HEMMERNoun1. A tool for turning over the edge of sheet metal to make a hem. 2. An attachment to a sewing machine, for turning under the edge of a piece of fabric, preparatory to stitching it down. 3. One who, or that which, hems with a needle. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Occupations | Operates sewing machine equipped with folding attachment to hem articles, such as curtains and draperies, gloves and mittens, sheets, towels, and pillowcases: Guides edge of material through folding attachment and under machine needle. Inserts and sews labels into hem. May reinforce hem by backstitching at ends of seam. May fold hem manually. When operating machine to hem curtains and draperies to form rod inserts, is designated Header (tex. prod., nec). May be designated according to article or part hemmed as Pillowcase Sewer (tex. prod., nec); Sheet Sewer (tex. prod., nec); Towel Sewer (tex. prod., nec); Window-Shade-Cloth Sewer (furniture); Wrist Hemmer (glove & mit.). Performs duties as described under SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR, REGULAR EQUIPMENT (any industry) Master Title. (references) |
| Feeds uncured rubber goods or garments, such as baby pants, through rollers or roller-cutter that crimp or fold over and press edges to reinforce article, or seal edges together and cut off excess material. May simultaneously feed binding tape between rollers that crimp tape to garment edges. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: HEMMER |
| Specialty definitions using "HEMMER": DEMONSTRATOR, SEWING TECHNIQUES ♦ HEMMER, BLINDSTITCH, HEMMER, CHAINSTITCH, HEMMER, LOCKSTITCH, HEMMER, OVERLOCK. (references) |
| The following table summarizes the usage of "HEMMER" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Hemmer | Last name | 1,000 | 12,209 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "HEMMER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
French | ourleuse (hemming machine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Saeummaschine (hemming machine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | κρασπεδώτησ, ρελιάστρα (hemming machine), μηχανή ρελιάσματος (hemming machine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | orlatrice (hemming machine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | emmerhay máquina embainhadora (hemming machine), máquina abainhadora (hemming machine). (various references) máquina de coser (hemming machine, sewing machine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "HEMMER": hemmers. (additional references) | |
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"HEMMER" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Hedmark, Heimar, heimer, heme, Hemery, Hemmo, hemmor, hemor, hemper, Heymer, Hommer, Lemmer, sheemmer. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "HEMMER" (pronounced he"mer) |
| 3 | -e" m er | emmer, stemmer, tremor. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-h-m-m-r" | |
-1 letter: emmer, rehem. | |
-2 letters: heme, here, herm, meme, mere. | |
-3 letters: eme, ere, hem, her, hmm, mem, ree, rem. | |
-4 letters: eh, em, er, he, hm, me, mm, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-h-m-m-r" | |
+1 letter: hemmers. | |
+2 letters: hammered, hammerer, morpheme, ohmmeter, rehammer, rehemmed. | |
+3 letters: hammerers, hammertoe, hermetism, homemaker, morphemes, ohmmeters, rehammers, rehemming, shimmered. | |
+4 letters: chromomere, euhemerism, hammerhead, hammerless, hammertoes, hermetisms, homemakers, homeotherm, meerschaum, membership, rehammered. | |
+5 letters: chromomeres, euhemerisms, hammerheads, hermeticism, homeotherms, homeothermy, hyperimmune, meerschaums, memberships, merchantmen, rehammering, summerhouse, thermometer, thermometry. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 45 4D 4D 45 52 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).... . -- -- . .-. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01000101 01001101 01001101 01000101 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H E M M E R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 0045 004D 004D 0045 0052 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)423947473952 |
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