seam

CEFRB2

/ˈsiːm/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A line where two pieces of cloth or material are joined.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A suture.

Examples

  • I am walking up the seam of stairs.

  • In order to fix this mistake we'll have to tear out this seam.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈsɪi̯m]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral.

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

  3. The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam.

More examples

In context

  • The mid-ocean range stretches around the globe like the seam of a baseball.

  • Seams can be made or sealed in a variety of ways, including adhesive bonding, hot-air welding, solvent welding, using adhesive tapes, sealant, etc.

  • Thus, seamed with many scars, / Bursting these prison bars, / Up to its native stars / My soul ascended!

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The tailor carefully sewed the blank on the dress so it would not tear.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English seem, seme, from Old English sēam (“seam”), from Proto-West Germanic *saum, from Proto-Germanic *saumaz (“that which is sewn”). Cognate with Dutch zoom (“hem, edge”), German Saum (“hem, edge”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål søm (“seam”), Norwegian Nynorsk saum (“seam”), Swedish söm (“seam”).