hemp

Other forms of hemp

plural

hemps·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hemp

What does hemp mean?

hemp means "a plant fiber". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hemp?

hemp has 1 syllable: hemp. In IPA it is /ˈhɛmp/.

What is another word for hemp?

Close synonyms include cannabis, hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hempen necktie. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hemp a common word?

hemp is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.