seam meaning
EN
[-iːm] 
US WSeam
- Seam may refer to:
- Seam (sewing), the line where two or more layers of fabric are held together by stitches.
- Seam (geology), a stratum of coal or mineral that is economically viable; a bed or a distinct layer of vein of rock in other layers of rock
- Seam (metallurgy)
- Seam (band), an indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois
- Seam (unit), various obsolete units of measurement
- Seam bowling, in cricket, refers to bowling with the main seam upright
- Seam carving, an image resizing algorithm
- Can seamer, a machine used to seal a lid to a can body, such as in paint or food cans
- NounPLseams
- (sewing) A folded back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.Wp.
- A suture.
- A thin stratum, especially of coal or mineral.
- (cricket) The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam.
- 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.
- (construction) A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials.
- Seams can be made or sealed in a variety of ways, including adhesive bonding, hot-air welding, solvent welding, using adhesive tapes, sealant, etc.
- A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
- (figuratively) A line of junction; a joint.
- (Britain, dialect, obsolete) grease; tallow; lard.
- (sewing) A folded back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.Wp.
- VerbSGseamsPRseamingPT, PPseamed
- 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.
- (cricket) Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam.
- (cricket) Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus.
- To put together with a seam.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The first time the wall was poured, the seams in the form (which produced corresponding lines in the concrete) were mislocated.
- Stop playing with the seam of the tablecloth! You will unravel it.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- A small tear is easy to mend, if it is on the seam.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of seam in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Nouns
- en seamen
- en seaman
- en seamanship
- en seamless
- en seamanlike
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "seam" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb.