em

The name of the Latin-script letter M.

“The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.”

A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.

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

A form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty; um; umm; erm

“She was going to, em... the salon, I think.”