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- [seem]
- /sim/
- /siːm/
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- [seem]
- /sim/
Definitions of seam word
- noun seam the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like. 1
- noun seam the stitches used to make such a line. 1
- noun seam any line formed by abutting edges. 1
- noun seam any linear indentation or mark, as a wrinkle or scar. 1
- noun seam Knitting. a line of stitches formed by purling. 1
- noun seam Geology. a comparatively thin stratum; a bed, as of coal. 1
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Origin of seam
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English seme (noun), Old English sēam; cognate with German Saum hem; akin to sew1, Greek hymḗn membrane (see hymen)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Seam
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seam popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
seam usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for seam
noun seam
- agglutination — the act or process of agglutinating
- capillaries — pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore.
- capillary — Capillaries are tiny blood vessels in your body.
- chine — the backbone
- collocation — In linguistics, collocation is the way that some words occur regularly whenever another word is used.
verb seam
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