Associations to the word «Um»
Noun
Wiktionary
UM, preposition. Alternative form of umbe
UM, interjection. Expression of confusion or space filler in conversation. See uh.
UM, interjection. (chiefly American) Dated spelling of mmm.
UM, verb. (intransitive) To make the um sound to express confusion or hesitancy.
UM, noun. Alternative spelling of µm
UM, symbol. The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for United States minor outlying islands.
Wise words
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.