WEM

Etymology

Noun

wem (plural wems)

(UK dialectal) A spot, stain, or mark; (by extension) a (moral) blemish or fault.

Anagrams

• MWE, Mew, mew

Etymology

Proper noun

Wem

A small market town and civil parish with a town council in north in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5129).

Usage notes

Wem Rural is a separate civil parish.

Anagrams

• MWE, Mew, mew

Source: Wiktionary


Wem, n. Etym: [Cf. Womb.]

Definition: The abdomen; the uterus; the womb. [Obs.]

Wem, n. Etym: [AS. wam, wamm.]

Definition: Spot; blemish; harm; hurt. [Obs.] Wyclif. Withouten wem of you, through foul and fair. Chaucer.

Wem, v. t. Etym: [AS. wemman.]

Definition: To stain; to blemish; to harm; to corrupt. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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