Seam vs. Seem: What's the Difference?
Seam and Seem Definitions
Seam
A line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces of material along their margins.
Seem
To give the impression of being in a certain way; appear to be
The child seems healthy, but the doctor is concerned. The house seems to be in good condition.
Seam
A similar line, ridge, or groove made by fitting, joining, or lapping together two sections along their edges.
Seem
Used to call attention to one's impression or understanding about something, especially in weakening the force of a following infinitive
I can't seem to get the story straight.
Seam
A suture.
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Seem
To appear to be probable or evident
It seems you object to the plan. It seems like rain.
Seam
A scar.
Seem
(copulative) To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.
He seems to be ill.
Her eyes seem blue.
It must have seemed to her she was safe.
How did she seem to you?
He seems not to be at home.
It seems like rain.
Seam
A line across a surface, as a crack, fissure, or wrinkle.
Seem
(obsolete) To befit; to beseem.
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Seam
A thin layer or stratum, as of coal or rock.
Seem
To appear, or to appear to be; to have a show or semblance; to present an appearance; to look; to strike one's apprehension or fancy as being; to be taken as.
Thou picture of what thou seem'st.
All seemed well pleased; all seemed, but were not all.
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; but the end thereof are the ways of death.
A prince of Italy, it seems, entertained his mistress on a great lake.
Ham. Ay, madam, it is common.Queen. If it be,Why seems it so particular with thee?Ham. Seems, madam! Nay, it is; I know not "seems."
Seam
To put together with or as if with a seam.
Seem
To befit; to beseem.
Seam
To mark with a groove, wrinkle, scar, or other seamlike line.
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Seem
Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect;
She seems to be sleeping
This appears to be a very difficult problem
This project looks fishy
They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time
Seam
To become fissured or furrowed; crack open.
Seem
Seem to be true, probable, or apparent;
It seems that he is very gifted
It appears that the weather in California is very bad
Seam
(sewing) A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.
Seem
Appear to exist;
There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now
Seam
A suture.
Seem
Appear to one's own mind or opinion;
I seem to be misunderstood by everyone
I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters
Seam
(geology) A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral.
Seam
(cricket) The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam.
Seam
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.
Seam
A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
Seam
(figurative) A line of junction; a joint.
Seam
(historical) An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels.
Seam
(historical) An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds.
Seam
Grease; tallow; lard.
Seam
To put together with a seam.
Seam
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.
Seam
To mark with a seam or line; to scar.
Seam
To crack open along a seam.
Seam
(cricket) Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam.
Seam
(cricket) Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus.
Seam
Grease; tallow; lard.
Seam
The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather.
Seam
Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc.
Precepts should be so finely wrought together . . . that no coarse seam may discover where they join.
Seam
A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal.
Seam
A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
Seam
A denomination of weight or measure.
Seam
To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to unite.
Seam
To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar.
Seamed o'er with wounds which his own saber gave.
Seam
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.
Seam
To become ridgy; to crack open.
Later their lips began to parch and seam.
Seam
Joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
Seam
A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface;
His face has many lines
Ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
Seam
A stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit;
He worked in the coal beds
Seam
Put together with a seam;
Seam a dress
