seam

Plural: seams

Noun

• joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
• a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
• a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
• A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.
• A suture.
• A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral.
• The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam.
• A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials.
• A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
• A line of junction; a joint.
• An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels.
• An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds.
• Grease; tallow; lard.

Verb

Verb Forms: seamed, seaming, seams

• To join two pieces of fabric or material with a seam.
• put together with a seam
  • "seam a dress"
• To put together with a seam.
• To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting.
• To mark with a seam or line; to scar.
• To crack open along a seam.
• Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam.
• Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus.

Examples

• He managed to SEAM together a difficult word, connecting disparate letters.
• Seams can be made or sealed in a variety of ways, including adhesive bonding, hot-air welding, solvent welding, using adhesive tapes, sealant, etc.

Synonyms

bed, crease, crinkle, furrow, line, wrinkle

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