Helm vs. Hem — What's the Difference?

(Nautical) The steering gear of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel.

A hem in sewing is a garment finishing method, where the edge of a piece of cloth is folded and sewn to prevent unravelling of the fabric and to adjust the length of the piece in garments, such as at the end of the sleeve or the bottom of the garment.

A position of leadership or control

An edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge, as for a garment or curtain, made by folding an edge under and stitching it down.

A helmet.

The height or level of the bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat; a hemline.

To take the helm of; steer or direct.

A short cough or clearing of the throat made especially to gain attention, warn another, hide embarrassment, or fill a pause in speech.

To cover or furnish with a helmet.

To fold back and stitch down the edge of.

(nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.

To surround and shut in; enclose

(by extension)

To utter a hem.

(nautical) The use of a helm (sense 1); also, the amount of space through which a helm is turned.

To hesitate in speech.

(nautical) The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.

Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.

Something used to control or steer; also (obsolete), a handle of a tool or weapon; a haft, a helve.

An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.

(figuratively)

(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.

A position of control or leadership.

A rim or margin of something.

One in the position of controlling or directing; a controller, a director, a guide.

In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.

A helmet.

To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.

(heraldry) helmet

To make a hem.

(by extension)

(transitive) To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.

(Northern England) A shelter for cattle or other farm animals; a hemmel, a shed.

(transitive) To shut in, enclose, confine; to surround something or someone in a confining way.

A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain, especially one associated with a storm.

Obsolete form of 'em

(obsolete)

Them

(countable) A stalk of corn, or (uncountable) stalks of corn collectively (that is, straw), especially when bundled together or laid out straight to be used for thatching roofs.

An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm.

(uncountable) haulm

An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.

Synonym of bentgrass(“any of numerous reedy grass species of the genus Agrostis”)

The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and sewed, to strengthen it and prevent raveling.

(nautical) To control the helm (noun sense 1) of (a marine vessel); to be in charge of steering (a vessel).

Border; edge; margin.

(figuratively) To direct or lead (a project, etc.); to manage (an organization).

A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge.

To cover (a head) with a helmet; to provide (someone) with a helmet; to helmet.

To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking.

(transitive) To lay out (stalks of corn, or straw) straight to be used for thatching roofs; to yelm.

To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of.

See Haulm, straw.

To border; to edge

The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; - commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone.

Lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down

The place or office of direction or administration.

Fold over and sew together to provide with a hem;

One at the place of direction or control; a steersman; hence, a guide; a director.

Utter `hem' or `ahem'

A helve.

A helmet.

A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain.

To steer; to guide; to direct.

To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet.

Steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered

A position of leadership;