Associations to the word «Wem»

Wiktionary

WEM, noun. (UK dialectal) A spot; stain; mark; scar; weal; bruise.
WEM, noun. (UK dialectal) A (moral) blemish; fault; blemish; taint.
WEM, noun. (UK dialectal) Neglect; damage.
WEM, verb. (transitive) (UK dialectal) To injure or disfigure; blemish; mark; scar.
WEM, verb. (transitive) (UK dialectal) To defile; pollute; corrupt; vitiate.
WEM, verb. (transitive) (UK dialectal) To violate (one's word).

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.