em

Meanings

Plural: ems

Noun

a quad with a square body
- "since `em quad' is hard to distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a `mutton quad'"
a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
The name of the Latin-script letter M/m.
A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
The name of the letter м/М in Cyrillic alphabets.

Pron

Alternative form of 'em.
A gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, the objective case of ey or e, equivalent to the singular them and coordinate with him and her.

Intj

a form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty

Origin / Etymology

Attested since 1808. In typography, the em is named after the em quadrat (later called em quad), from m quadrat, a metal type used in letterpress typesetting, which is as wide as the point size of the font.

Synonyms

;, eh, em quad, erm, mut, mutton, mutton quad, pica, pica em, quad, uh, um, umm

Scrabble Score: 4

em is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
em is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
em is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

em is a valid Words With Friends word