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- DictionarySeam/sēm/
noun
- 1. a line along which two pieces of fabric are sewn together in a garment or other article.
- 2. an underground layer, as of ore or coal: "the buried forests became seams of coal"
verb
- 1. sew the seam of or join with a seam: "our stockings are seamed by hand"
- 2. make a long, narrow indentation in: "deep wrinkles seamed his face"
1. a. A line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces of material along their margins. b. A similar line, ridge, or groove made by fitting, joining, or lapping together two sections along their edges. c. A suture. d. A scar. 2. A line across a surface, as a crack, fissure, or wrinkle. 3. A thin layer or stratum, as of coal or rock.
Definitions of seam. noun. joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces. see more. noun. a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface. synonyms: crease, crinkle, furrow, line, wrinkle. see more. noun. a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit. synonyms: bed. see more. verb. put together with a seam.
Seam definition, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like. See more.
Definition of seam noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · 1. countable noun. A seam is a line of stitches which joins two pieces of cloth together. 2. countable noun. A seam of coal is a long, narrow layer of it underneath the ground. The average U.K. coal seam is one metre thick. Synonyms: layer, vein, stratum, lode More Synonyms of seam. 3. See come apart at the seams/fall apart at the seams. 4.
noun [ C ] uk / siːm / us. seam noun [C] (CLOTH) Add to word list Add to word list. a line of sewing where two pieces of cloth have been joined together. seam noun [C] (COAL) a long, thin layer of coal under the ground. (Definition of seam from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of seam.
2 days ago · 1. countable noun. A seam is a line of stitches which joins two pieces of cloth together. The skirt ripped along a seam. 2. countable noun. A seam of coal is a long, narrow layer of it underneath the ground. The average coal seam here is three feet thick. Synonyms: layer, vein, stratum, lode More Synonyms of seam. 3.
