Standard Lemma guide
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.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
intj
Expression of hesitation, uncertainty or space filler in conversation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: er, hmm, uh, eh
Antonyms: none provided
intj
Dated spelling of mmm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
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intj
An expression to forcefully call attention to something wrong.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
intj
An expression of shocked disapproval used by a child who witnesses forbidden behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Initialism of University of Miami.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
Initialism of University of Michigan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: UMich, Michigan
Antonyms: none provided
name
A surname from Korean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An occurrence of the interjection "um".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Initialism of unmounted mint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
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particle
An undifferentiated determiner or article; a miscellaneous linking word, or filler with nonspecific meaning; representation of broken English stereotypically or comically attributed to Native Americans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, humorous, offensive, often, sometimes
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make the um sound to express uncertainty or hesitancy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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History
Onomatopoeic.
Borrowed from Korean 엄(嚴) (Eom).
Variant form of -um.
