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| seams | |
| 1. n. plural of seam |  |
| seam | |
| 1. n. (sewing) A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.Wp | |
| 2. n. A suture. | |
| 3. n. A thin stratum, especially of coal or mineral. | |
| 4. n. (cricket) The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam. | |
| 5. n. (construction) A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials. | |
| Seams can be made or sealed in a variety of ways, including adhesive bonding, hot-air welding, solvent welding, using adhesive tapes, sealant, etc. | |
| 6. n. A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix. | |
| 7. n. (figurative) A line of junction; a joint. | |
| 8. v. To put together with a seam. | |
| 9. v. To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting. | |
| 10. v. To mark with a seam or line; to scar. | |
| 11. v. To crack open along a seam. | |
| 12. v. (cricket) Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam. | |
| 13. v. (cricket) Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus. | |
| 14. n. (historical) An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels. | |
| 15. n. (historical) An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds. | |
| 16. n. (dialect) grease; tallow; lard | |
