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Meaning of 'seam' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Seam [ n.]
- Grease; tallow; lard.
- The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather.
- Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc.
- A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal.
- A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
- A denomination of weight or measure.
- The quantity of eight bushels of grain.
- The quantity of 120 pounds of glass.
2 . Seam [ v. i.]
- To become ridgy; to crack open.
3 . Seam [ v. t.]
- To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to unite.
- To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar.
- 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.

Meaning of 'seam' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . seam [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
Example in sentence:
  • he worked in the coal beds
Meaning (2):
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
Example in sentence:
  • his face has many lines;
  • ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
3 . seam [ v]
Meaning (3):
- put together with a seam
Example in sentence:
  • seam a dress

Nearby Words:

sea sea acorn sea adder sea amenone sea anchor sea ape sea apple sea arrow sea bank sea barrow

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