Definition of seam Seam
/siˈm/ - [seem] - seam
We found 35 definitions of seam from 6 different sources.
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WordNet
NounPlural: seams |
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| seam - joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces | ||
| joint marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | ||
| felled seam, fell the act of felling something (as a tree) | ||
| surgical seam, suture thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together | ||
| seam - a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds" | ||
| bed | ||
| stratum one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) | ||
| seam - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" | ||
| wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, line | ||
| imprint, impression, depression a device produced by pressure on a surface | ||
| cutis, tegument, skin an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane" | ||
| crow's feet, crow's foot, laugh line a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes | ||
| dermatoglyphic the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet) | ||
| frown line a facial wrinkle associated with frowning | ||
| life line, line of life, lifeline a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live | ||
| heart line, line of heart, love line, mensal line a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature | ||
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| seam - put together with a seam; "seam a dress" | ||
| bring together, join make contact or come together; "The two roads join here" | ||
| suture join with a suture; "suture the wound after surgery" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- seam (Noun)
A folded back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric. - seam (Noun)
A suture. - seam (Noun)
A thin stratum, especially of coal or mineral. - seam (Noun)
The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball ; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam. - seam (Noun)
An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels. - seam (Noun)
An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds. - seam (Noun)
A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials. - seam (Noun)
A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix. - seam (Noun)
A line of junction; a joint. - seam (Verb)
To put together with a seam. - seam (Verb)
To mark with a seam. - seam (Verb)
To crack open along a seam. - seam (Verb)
Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam. - seam (Verb)
Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- seam (n.)
Grease; tallow; lard. - seam (n.)
The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather. - seam (n.)
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. - seam (n.)
A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal. - seam (n.)
A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix. - seam (v. t.)
To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to unite. - seam (v. t.)
To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar. - seam (v. t.)
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. - seam (v. i.)
To become ridgy; to crack open. - seam (n.)
A denomination of weight or measure. - seam (n.)
The quantity of eight bushels of grain. - seam (n.)
The quantity of 120 pounds of glass.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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seam
sēm, n. (Shak.) grease, hog's lard.—v.t. to grease. [O. Fr. sain—L. sagina, grease.] -
seam
sÄ“m, n. that which is sewed: a piece of plain sewing: the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces: a line of union: a vein or stratum of metal, ore, coal, &c.: a suture: (geol.) a thin layer between thicker strata.—v.t. to unite by a seam: to sew: to make a seam in.—ns. Seam′er, one who seams; Seam′ing-lace, a galloon, braiding, gold lace, &c. to sew upon seams in upholstery; Seam′ing-machine′, a power-tool for bending sheet-metal as required: a machine used to join fabrics lengthwise preparatory to printing, &c.—adj. Seam′less, without a seam: woven throughout.—ns. Seam′-press′er, an implement used to press down the newly-ploughed furrow: a goose or iron used by tailors to flatten the seams of cloth; Seam′-rent, a rent along a seam; Seam′-roll′er, in leather-working, a rubber for flattening down the edges of seams; Seam′-rubb′er; Seam′-set, a grooved punch used by tinmen; Seam′ster, one who sews:—fem. Seam′stress; Seam′stressy (Sterne), sewing.—adj. Seam′y, having a seam or seams.—n. Seam′y-side, the worst side or view of anything.—White seam (Scot.), underclothing in the process of making. [A.S. séam—sÃwian, to sew; Dut. zoom, Ger. saum.] -
seam
sēm, n. a load for a pack-horse, eight bushels of grain. [A.S. séam, a burden—L. sagma—Gr. sagma, a pack-saddle.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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seam
The sewing together of two edges of canvas, which should have about 110 stitches in every yard of length. Also, the identical Anglo-Saxon word for a horse-load of 8 bushels, and much looked to in carrying fresh fish from the coast. Also, the opening between the edges of the planks in the decks and sides of a ship; these are filled with a quantity of oakum and pitch, to prevent the entrance of water. (See CAULKING.)
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