English noun: seam |
1. | seam (artifact) joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces |
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| Broader (hypernym) | joint |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | fell, felled seam, surgical seam, suture, welt |
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2. | seam (shape) a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface |
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| Samples | His face has many lines. Ironing gets rid of most wrinkles.
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| Synonyms | crease, crinkle, furrow, line, wrinkle |
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| Broader (hypernym) | depression, impression, imprint |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | crow's feet, crow's foot, dermatoglyphic, frown line, heart line, laugh line, life line, lifeline, line of destiny, line of fate, line of heart, line of life, line of Saturn, love line, mensal line |
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| Part meronym | cutis, skin, tegument |
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3. | seam (location) a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit |
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| Samples | He worked in the coal beds.
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| Synonyms | bed |
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| Broader (hypernym) | stratum |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | coal seam |
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