Hem vs. Seam
Difference Between Hem and Seam
Heminterjection
Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a vocalized sound.
Seamnoun
(sewing) A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.Wp
Hemnoun
An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.
Seamnoun
A suture.
Hemnoun
(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
Seamnoun
A thin stratum, especially of coal or mineral.
Hemnoun
A rim or margin of something.
Seamnoun
(cricket) The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam.
Hemnoun
In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.
Seamnoun
(construction) A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials.
Seams can be made or sealed in a variety of ways, including adhesive bonding, hot-air welding, solvent welding, using adhesive tapes, sealant, etc.Hemverb
To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking.
Seamnoun
A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
Hemverb
(intransitive) in sewing To make a hem.
Seamnoun
(figurative) A line of junction; a joint.
Hemverb
(transitive): To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.
Seamnoun
(historical) An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels.
Hemverb
(transitive): To surround something or someone in a confining way.
A small yard hemmed about by a tall hedge.Seamnoun
(historical) An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds.
Hemnoun
lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down
Seamnoun
grease; tallow; lard
Hemverb
fold over and sew together to provide with a hem;
hem my skirtSeamverb
To put together with a seam.
Hemverb
utter `hem' or `ahem'
Seamverb
To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting.
Seamverb
To mark with a seam or line; to scar.
Seamverb
To crack open along a seam.
Seamverb
(cricket) Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam.
Seamverb
(cricket) Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus.
Seamnoun
joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
Seamnoun
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface;
his face has many linesironing gets rid of most wrinklesSeamnoun
a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit;
he worked in the coal bedsSeamverb
put together with a seam;
seam a dress
