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S0190100 (sēm)n.1. a. A line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces of material along their margins.b. A similar line, ridge, or groove made by fitting, joining, or lapping together two sections along their edges.c. A suture.d. A scar.2. A line across a surface, as a crack, fissure, or wrinkle.3. A thin layer or stratum, as of coal or rock.v. seamed, seam·ing, seams v.tr.1. To put together with or as if with a seam.2. To mark with a groove, wrinkle, scar, or other seamlike line.v.intr. To become fissured or furrowed; crack open.

[Middle English seme, from Old English sēam; see syū- in Indo-European roots.]

seam′er n.

seam

(siːm) n1. (Knitting & Sewing) the line along which pieces of fabric are joined, esp by stitching2. a ridge or line made by joining two edges3. (Geological Science) a stratum of coal, ore, etc4. a linear indentation, such as a wrinkle or scar5. (Surgery) surgery another name for suture^1b6. (Cricket) (modifier) cricket of or relating to a style of bowling in which the bowler utilizes the stitched seam round the ball in order to make it swing in flight and after touching the ground: a seam bowler. 7. bursting at the seams full to overflowing8. in a good seam dialect Northern English doing well, esp financiallyvb9. (Knitting & Sewing) (tr) to join or sew together by or as if by a seam10. (Knitting & Sewing) US to make ridges in (knitting) using purl stitch11. to mark or become marked with or as if with a seam or wrinkle[Old English; related to Old Norse saumr, Old High German soum]

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n. 1. the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like. 2. the stitches used to make such a line. 3. any line formed by abutting edges. 4. any linear indentation or mark, as a wrinkle or scar. 5. Geol. a comparatively thin stratum; a bed, as of coal. v.t. 6. to join with or as if with stitches. 7. to furrow; mark with wrinkles, scars, etc. v.i. 8. to become cracked, fissured, or furrowed. [before 1000; Middle English seme (n.), Old English sēam, c. Old Frisian sām, Old High German soum (German Saum), Old Norse saumr; akin to sew] seam′er, n.

seam

(sēm) Geology A thin layer or stratum, as of coal or rock.

seam

- Etymologically, a joint made by sewing.See also related terms for joint.

Seam

a horse-load; a load or burden; specifically, eight bushels of grain; three hundred-weight of hay or manure; two hundred-weight of straw (a cartload).Examples: seam of apples (9 pecks); of corn (a quarter), 1440; of dung, 1726; of glass (120 lb.), 1325; of grain (8 bushels); of hay (3 ctw), 1880; of lime, 1536; of manure, (3 cwt); of oats (8 bushels), 1377; of sand (6-8 pecks); of straw (3 cwt); of wood, 1545.

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Past participle: seamed
Gerund: seaming

Imperative
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Present
I seam
you seam
he/she/it seams
we seam
you seam
they seam

Preterite
I seamed
you seamed
he/she/it seamed
we seamed
you seamed
they seamed

Present Continuous
I am seaming
you are seaming
he/she/it is seaming
we are seaming
you are seaming
they are seaming

Present Perfect
I have seamed
you have seamed
he/she/it has seamed
we have seamed
you have seamed
they have seamed

Past Continuous
I was seaming
you were seaming
he/she/it was seaming
we were seaming
you were seaming
they were seaming

Past Perfect
I had seamed
you had seamed
he/she/it had seamed
we had seamed
you had seamed
they had seamed

Future
I will seam
you will seam
he/she/it will seam
we will seam
you will seam
they will seam

Future Perfect
I will have seamed
you will have seamed
he/she/it will have seamed
we will have seamed
you will have seamed
they will have seamed

Future Continuous
I will be seaming
you will be seaming
he/she/it will be seaming
we will be seaming
you will be seaming
they will be seaming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been seaming
you have been seaming
he/she/it has been seaming
we have been seaming
you have been seaming
they have been seaming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been seaming
you will have been seaming
he/she/it will have been seaming
we will have been seaming
you will have been seaming
they will have been seaming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been seaming
you had been seaming
he/she/it had been seaming
we had been seaming
you had been seaming
they had been seaming

Conditional
I would seam
you would seam
he/she/it would seam
we would seam
you would seam
they would seam

Past Conditional
I would have seamed
you would have seamed
he/she/it would have seamed
we would have seamed
you would have seamed
they would have seamed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	seam - joint consisting of a line formed by joining two piecesfelled seam, fell - seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edgesjoint - junction by which parts or objects are joined togethersurgical seam, suture - a seam used in surgerywelt - a raised or strengthened seam
	2.	seam - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"crinkle, wrinkle, crease, furrow, linecutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"crow's feet, crow's foot, laugh line - a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyesdermatoglyphic - the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet)frown line - a facial wrinkle associated with frowninglife line, lifeline, line of life - a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will liveheart line, line of heart, love line, mensal line - a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional natureline of destiny, line of fate, line of Saturn - a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be
	3.	seam - a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds"bedstratum - one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)coal seam - a seam of coal
Verb	1.	seam - put together with a seam; "seam a dress"bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"suture - join with a suture; "suture the wound after surgery"

seam

noun1. joint, closure, suture (Surgery) The seam of her tunic was split from armpit to hem.2. layer, vein, stratum, lode The average UK coal seam is one metre thick.bursting at the seams full (to bursting), crowded, packed, jammed, crammed, chock-full, chock-a-block The hotel was bursting at the seams.fall apart at the seams collapse, fail, stop working, come unstuck, seize up, go kaput (informal), go phut The university system is falling apart at the seams.

seam

nounA point or position at which two or more things are joined:connection, coupling, joint, junction, juncture, union.

Translations

接缝矿层缝合接合处

seam

(siːm) noun1. the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc. 接缝2. the line where two things meet or join. Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.接合处3. a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth. a coal seam. （矿）层 verb to sew a seam in. I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.缝合ˈseamstress (ˈsemstrəs) , (ˈsiːmstrəs) noun a woman who earns her living by sewing. 女裁缝the seamy side (of life) the roughest, most unpleasant side or aspect of human life. （生活中的）阴暗面

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rich seam

A multifaceted topic that provides a lot of interesting material for discussion or writing. Judy's childhood experiences were a rich seam for her as she wrote her first novel.See also: rich, seam

be bulging at the seams

slang To be overly crowded. Because of all the delays this morning, the train station is bulging at the seams. Good luck finding a place to sit!See also: bulge, seam

come apart at the seams

1. To be approaching failure. Boy, this party is really coming apart at the seams. First, there was the issue with the caterer, and now half the guests aren't coming.2. To become very emotional. Poor Jane really came apart at the seams during the funeral service. I can't watch those sappy movies because I just come apart at the seams every time.See also: apart, come, seam

burst at the seams

1. slang To be overly crowded. Because of all the delays this morning, the train station is bursting at the seams. Good luck finding a place to sit!2. slang To try to contain a strong feeling or impulse. When I saw your text, I practically burst at the seams trying not to laugh at it in the middle of the theater.See also: burst, seam

be coming apart at the seams

1. To be approaching failure. Boy, this party is really coming apart at the seams. First, there was the issue with the caterer, and now half the guests aren't coming.2. To become very emotional. Jane was coming apart at the seams even before the funeral service, so I'm not sure that she'll make it through the whole thing.See also: apart, coming, seam

fall apart at the seams

1. To be approaching failure. Boy, this party is really falling apart at the seams. First, there was the issue with the caterer, and now half the guests aren't coming.2. To become very emotional, especially with sadness or grief. Poor Jane really fell apart at the seams during the funeral service. I can't watch those sappy movies because I just fall apart at the seams every time.See also: apart, fall, seam

fall apart

1. Literally, to break into pieces. Don't stand on that rickety old chair—it's liable to fall apart at any moment.2. To be approaching failure. Boy, this party is really falling apart. First, there was the issue with the caterer, and now half the guests aren't coming.3. To become very emotional, especially with sadness or grief. Poor Jane really fell apart during the funeral service. I can't watch those sappy movies because I just fall apart every time.See also: apart, fall

be bursting at the seams

slang To be overly crowded. Because of all the delays this morning, the train station is bursting at the seams. Good luck finding a place to sit!See also: burst, seam

seam (something) with (something)

1. To create a seam on something by joining two edges or pieces with a particular tool, material, method, etc. She seamed the sleeves of the frock with golden thread. I had to seam the material with cable ties until I could find a more permanent solution.2. To create a line in, through, or around something with something in the manner of a seam. The kids seamed the carpet of white snow with their footprints as they trudged across the field. The sun seamed the clouds with sunlight, creating a radiant outline around them.See also: seam

seam-squirrel

A louse that has infested clothing or linens. Typically used in the plural. No way am I staying in such a crappy motel! Their beds are probably crawling with seam-squirrels! Our uniforms were so thoroughly infested with seam-squirrels that there was nothing left to do but burn them.

burst at the seams

1. Fig. to be very full and burst, perhaps at the seams. (Alludes to something that would burst at the seams if overfilled.) I am so full from dinner! I'm ready to burst at the seams. The room was so full it was bursting at the seams. 2. Fig. [for someone] to strain from holding in pride or laughter as if one might burst. Tom nearly burst at the seams with pride. We laughed so hard we just about burst at the seams.See also: burst, seam

fall apart (at the seams)

and come apart at the seams 1. . Lit. [for something] to break apart where its parts are joined. The dress fell apart at the seams. I wouldn't have thought that a coat that cost that much money would just come apart at the seams. 2. Fig. to break down mentally. Tom works too much and finally fell apart. Poor Ralph simply fell apart at the seams.See also: apart, fall

seam something with something

to join the edges of something together with something. The worker seamed the two parts of the carpet with a special tool. She seamed the material with a strip of cloth to strengthen the seam.See also: seam

burst at the seams

Be filled to or beyond normal capacity. For example, On her wedding day the church was bursting at the seams, or That was a wonderful meal, but I'm bursting at the seams. This expression alludes to rupturing the seams of a garment too tight for the wearer and is generally used hyperbolically. Also see come apart at the seams. See also: burst, seam

come apart at the seams

Also, come unglued or unstuck . Become extremely upset; break down. For example, After he lost his job Brad seemed to come apart at the seams or The proposed bank merger is coming unglued, or When her last play flopped she became completely unstuck. This idiom transfers physical to emotional disintegration. [Slang; mid-1900s] See also: apart, come, seam

fall apart

Collapse, break down, either physically or mentally and emotionally. For example, This chair is about to fall apart, or After his wife died, he fell apart. For synonyms for the latter usage, see come apart at the seams; go to pieces. See also: apart, fall

be bursting at the seams

COMMON If a place is bursting at the seams, it is completely full of people or things. Note: The seams of a piece of clothing are the places where the separate pieces of cloth used to make it are stitched together. The tiny stadium was bursting at the seams with a capacity crowd of just under 10,000. We really need to sort out that shed. It's bursting at the seams.See also: burst, seam

come apart at the seams

1. If a system or relationship comes apart at the seams it completely fails. Note: The seams of a piece of clothing are the places where the separate pieces of cloth used to make it are stitched together. Our relationship was coming apart at the seams — we were quarrelling the whole time. Note: You can also say that something falls apart at the seams. Britain's university system is in danger of falling apart at the seams because of cuts in government funding.2. If someone is coming apart at the seams, they have stopped being able to manage their life because they are very unhappy or under so much stress. Note: The seams of a piece of clothing are the places where the separate pieces of cloth used to make it are stitched together. He stood for a moment, breathing deeply; he was coming apart at the seams, something he had never thought would happen to him.See also: apart, come, seam

bursting (or bulging) at the seams

(of a place or building) full to overflowing. informalSee also: burst, seam

come (or fall) apart at the seams

1 (of a thing) fall to pieces. 2 (of a person); have an emotional breakdown; collapse. informal Seams are the lines along which pieces of fabric or the planks of a boat are joined, perceived as the points most likely to be damaged or weakened.See also: apart, come, seam

come/fall apart at the ˈseams

(informal) begin to fail or collapse: The Government’s economic policy is falling apart at the seams. ♢ After only six months, their marriage has come apart at the seams.If a piece of clothing comes apart at the seams, it begins to separate along the lines where the pieces of cloth are sewn together.See also: apart, come, fall, seam

ˌfray at/around the ˈedges/ˈseams

start to come apart or to fail: Support for the leader was fraying at the edges.If cloth frays, the threads in it start to come apart.See also: around, edge, fray, seam

be bursting/bulging at the ˈseams (with something)

(also be full to ˈbursting (with something)) (informal) be very or too full (of something): All of our schools are bursting at the seams; we have to build new ones urgently.See also: bulge, burst, seam

fall apart

v.1. To disintegrate, collapse, or break into pieces: The rickety chair fell apart when I sat on it.2. To suffer a nervous breakdown: The political prisoner fell apart after years in solitary confinement.3. To lose structure or continuity: Our vacation plans fell apart because we couldn't agree on which country to visit.See also: apart, fall

seam-squirrels

n. lice. (see also pants rabbits. Contrived.) I got an itch. Must be seam-squirrels.

come apart at the seams, to

To become disordered; to go to pieces. This graphic analogy to a garment becoming, as it were, unsewn, is American and dates from the mid-twentieth century. “In a few instances when I thought that I would come apart at the seams . . . I managed to make the director listen” (Josef von Sternberg, Fun in a Chinese Laundry, 1965, an account of making a movie).See also: apart, come

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be bulging at the seams

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seam (something) with (something)

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be bursting/bulging at the ˈseams (with something)

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noun joint

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noun layer

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noun a point or position at which two or more things are joined

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noun joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces

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noun a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

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noun a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit

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verb put together with a seam

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