Seam vs. Seem

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  • Seam (noun)

    A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.Wp

  • 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)

    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.”

  • 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 (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)

    grease; tallow; lard

  • Seam (verb)

    To put together with a seam.

  • Seam (verb)

    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 (verb)

    To mark with a seam or line; to scar.

  • 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.

  • Seem (verb)

    To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.

    “He seems to be ill.”

    “Her eyes seem blue.”

  • Seem (verb)

    To befit; to beseem.

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