hemp
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hemp¹
- /hɛmp/
Rhymes with -ɛmp
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English hemp, from Old English henep, from Proto-West Germanic *hanapi, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz. Doublet of cannabis and canvas.
noun hemps
- A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia. Among Turks, pills consisting of hemp buds, muscat nuts, saffron, and honey were a popular aphrodisiac.
- Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.
- The gallows. A hundred and fifty years ago, Cotton Mather bewails the carnal attractions of the tavern and the training field, and tells of an old Indian, who imperfectly understood the English tongue but desperately mastered enough of it to express a desire for instant hemp rather than listen to any more ghostl
Hemp²
Where it comes from
* As a German surname, pet form of the old Germanic name Hembrecht, composed of *haim (“home”) and *berht (“bright”).
* As an English surname, variant of Hamp.
proper noun Hemps
- A surname.
HEMP³
noun HEMPs
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Acronym of high-altitude electromagnetic pulse
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) has confirmed the Navy has hardened bases against a High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) attack but denied that a new base had been specifically built for this purpose.[…]
On Monday (Oct. 30), RW News cited sources familiar with the matter as saying the N
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Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cannabis, hempen necktie, marijuana, weed, marihuana, sisal, sunn, seed, grass, agrimony, cmo, mauritius, disponible, sann, hashish, ganja
Translations
Every language
noun Cannabis sativa
| Español | cáñamo, marihuana |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대마 daema |
| 日本語 | 麻 asa |
| 中文 | 大麻 dàmá, 麻 má |
| हिन्दी | भाँग bhāṅg, भांग bhāṅg |
| Kiswahili | bangi |
| Português | cânhamo, maconha |
| Français | chanvre |
| Deutsch | Hanf |
| Italiano | canapa |
| Ελληνικά | κάνναβη kánnavi |
| Română | cânepă |
| Русский | конопля́ konopljá, пенька́ penʹká |
| Tiếng Việt | cây gai dầu, gai dầu, cần sa, cây cần sa |
| العربية | قِنَّب qinnab |
| עברית | קָנַבּוֹס kanābos |
Talk about this word "hemp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hemp. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hemp. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hemp "hemp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hemp.Cite this
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title = {hemp},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hemp},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
