A seam is the line where two cloth parts are joined by sewing. You see seams on clothes, bags, and other things made of fabric.
The seam on my shirt is loose.
She fixed the seam on her dress.
In mining and geology, a seam is a layer of valuable minerals or rock between other layers. Miners look for seams to find resources like coal or gold.
The coal seam is deep underground.
Miners found a new seam of gold.
A seam can mean a small crack or thin space in rocks or soil. Water or air can sometimes pass through these seams.
There is a seam in the rock wall.
Water flows through the seam in soil.
A seam can mean the line where two parts meet and join closely. This is important to keep things tight and stop air or water from coming in.
Check the seam on the tent for leaks.
The boat's seams need sealing.
A seam can also mean a place or point where two different things meet or connect. It is often used in a figurative way about ideas or places.
The seam between science and art is interesting.
This town is at the seam of two countries.
As a verb, 'to seam' means to join pieces of cloth by sewing along the edges. People seam clothes or other fabric things to make them whole.
She seamed the torn edges quickly.
They seamed the new curtains well.
In mining, 'to seam' means that minerals or coal appear in layers underground. This use is more technical and less common in everyday speech.
New layers of coal have seamed near the mine.
The rock seams in this area well.
