Standard Lemma guide

hm

det · intj · name · noun · pron · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: HH M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

det

Meaning 1

Initialism of how much.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, initialism

Examples

  • I am selling this shirt. Hm? ₱50 only.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

A shorter variant of hmm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of Hindley-Milner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

Initialism of Hannah Montana, an American teen sitcom that aired from 2006 to 2011.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of Home Minister.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: government

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Abbreviation of hospital corpsman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of heavy metal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Initialism of hidden machine

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

pron

Meaning 9

Initialism of His Majesty (the title of a king).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Examples

  • Holonyms: Their Royal Majesties, Majesties
  • Near-synonyms: HRM, His Royal Majesty

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: HRM, His Royal Majesty

Antonyms: none provided

10

pron

Meaning 10

Initialism of Her Majesty (the title of a queen).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Examples

  • Holonyms: Their Royal Majesties, Majesties
  • Near-synonyms: HRM, Her Royal Majesty

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: HRM, Her Royal Majesty

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hectometer, hectometre

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: metric linear unit

History

Etymology

(Pokémon): Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ひでんマシン (Hiden Mashin, “Secret Machine”).