seam

A line of stitches that holds pieces of cloth together.

• The seam in my shirt has torn.
• She sewed a straight seam along the edge.
• Check the seams before buying the jacket.

Similar words: stitching

Common phrases: side seam, sew a seam, split a seam

A line where two separate pieces of material are joined.

• Water leaked through the seam.
• The metal panels meet at a welded seam.
• Seal all the seams in the roof.

How to use it: seam between A and B (There is a visible seam between the two panels.)

Similar words: joint, join

Common phrases: welded seam, seal a seam, seam between something

To join pieces of cloth or other material along their edges.

• Seam the two panels together.
• She seamed the fabric by hand.
• The metal sheets were seamed along their edges.

Similar words: join, stitch together

Common phrases: seam something together, seam the panels