"seam" | Definition and Related Words

seam

Noun

Joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces (synset 104167433)
is a type of: joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together
subtypes:
- fell, felled seam - seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges
- surgical seam, suture - a seam used in surgery
- welt - a raised or strengthened seam
A slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface (synset 113928798)
"his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"

is a type of: depression, impression, imprint - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
subtypes:
- crow's feet, crow's foot, laugh line - a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes
- dermatoglyphic - the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet)
- frown line - a facial wrinkle associated with frowning
- life line, lifeline, line of life - a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
- heart line, line of heart, love line, mensal line - a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature
- line of destiny, line of fate, line of saturn - a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be
is a part of: cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

same as: crease, crinkle, furrow, line, wrinkle
A stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit (synset 108676707)
"he worked in the coal beds"

is a type of: stratum - one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

subtypes: coal seam - a seam of coal

same as: bed

Verb

Put together with a seam (synset 201298602)
"seam a dress"

is a type of: join - cause to become joined or linked

subtypes: suture - join with a suture

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