seam
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/siːm/
🇬🇧
/siːm/
noun
R
A line where two pieces of cloth are sewn together.
The seam on my shirt came undone after I washed it.
R
A layer of coal or mineral between rocks underground.
Miners found a thick seam of coal deep in the mountain.
R
A line where two edges meet, like between boards or panels.
We could see light coming through the seam around the window.
translation
A line where two pieces of cloth are sewn together.; A layer of coal or mineral between rocks underground.; A line where two edges meet, like between boards or panels.
Word Forms
Plural
seams