Definition of sem
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 fell2. seam [ v ] join with a seam
Synonyms seam Related Terms join suture3. seam [ n ] a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
Examples:
"his face has many lines"
"ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
4. seam [ v ] put together with a seam
Examples:
"seam a dress"
5. seam [ n ] a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
Examples:
"he worked in the coal beds"
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