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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024seam /sim/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Clothingthe line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, etc.
- any line formed by two edges that come together.
- Geologya thin layer of a mineral.
Idioms- bursting at the seams, to be so full as to be overcrowded:The stadium was bursting at the seams.
- fall apart at the seams, to disintegrate;
to be in very bad condition:When their best teacher left, the school fell apart at the seams.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024seam (sēm),USA pronunciation n. - Clothingthe line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Clothingthe stitches used to make such a line.
- any line formed by abutting edges.
- any linear indentation or mark, as a wrinkle or scar.
- Clothing[Knitting.]a line of stitches formed by purling.
- Geologya comparatively thin stratum;
a bed, as of coal.
v.t. - Clothingto join with or as if with stitches;
make the seam or seams of. - to furrow;
mark with wrinkles, scars, etc. - Clothing[Knitting.]to knit with or in a seam.
v.i. - to become cracked, fissured, or furrowed.
- Clothing[Knitting.]to make a line of stitches by purling.
- bef. 1000; Middle English seme (noun, nominal), Old English sēam; cognate with German Saum hem; akin to sew1, Greek hymé̄n membrane (see hymen)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: seam /siːm/ n - the line along which pieces of fabric are joined, esp by stitching
- a ridge or line made by joining two edges
- a stratum of coal, ore, etc
- a linear indentation, such as a wrinkle or scar
- (modifier) of or relating to a style of bowling in which the bowler utilizes the stitched seam round the ball in order to make it swing in flight and after touching the ground: a seam bowler
- bursting at the seams ⇒ full to overflowing
vb - (transitive) to join or sew together by or as if by a seam
- to mark or become marked with or as if with a seam or wrinkle
Etymology: Old English; related to Old Norse saumr, Old High German soum |