seam
[ seem ]
/ sim /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to become cracked, fissured, or furrowed.
Knitting. to make a line of stitches by purling.
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Origin of seam
OTHER WORDS FROM seam
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British Dictionary definitions for seam
seam
/ (siːm) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for seam
Old English; related to Old Norse saumr, Old High German soum
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Scientific definitions for seam
seam
[ sēm ]
A thin layer or stratum, as of coal or rock.
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Idioms and Phrases with seam
seam
see burst at the seams; come apart at the seams.
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