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Definition of sem

"sem" is probably misspelled. Trying seam instead Definition of seam

1. seam [ n ] joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces

Used in print:

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

I think you could have heard him a mile away , and he was bursting at every seam with importance .

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

It was enough for people to know that at_one_time he had looked down the street at the fleshy suppleness of a woman he had consumed - watching her become thinner and thinner in the distance , as thin as the seams on her stockings , and still thinner .

Synonyms seam Related Terms joint welt suture fell

2. seam [ v ] join with a seam

Synonyms seam Related Terms join suture

3. seam [ n ] a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
Examples: "his face has many lines" "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"

Synonyms line wrinkle crinkle seam crease furrow Related Terms depression frown_line line_of_life line_of_heart crow's_foot dermatoglyphic line_of_fate skin purse wrinkle furrow rumple

4. seam [ v ] put together with a seam
Examples: "seam a dress"

Synonyms seam Related Terms join sew suture

5. seam [ n ] a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
Examples: "he worked in the coal beds"

Synonyms bed seam Related Terms stratum coal_seam

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