seam 1 of 2

as in to file
to mark with or as if with a line or groove in fencing circles it is a mark of honor to have one's face seamed with saber cuts

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

seam

2 of 2

noun

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of seam
Verb
Castro is bursting at the seams with excitement over his upcoming slate, as well as his fast-approaching nuptials. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025 Place cake, seam side down, on a platter. Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
Dealers are to inspect and seal the body seams as well as inspect the body control module for corrosion and replace it, if necessary. James Powel, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025 If Stokes and Archer had been playing, with more swing and seam than at any time in the series, England could conceivably have bowled India out for fewer than 100 on a first day that was reduced to 64 overs by rain. Paul Newman, New York Times, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for seam
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seam
Verb
  • No, that one was an antitrust suit filed by Biden’s Department of Justice.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Last year, Porsche’s filed patent for a six-stroke engine, hinting at a shift from traditional four-stroke designs, signaling a potential major evolution in combustion engine technology.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The hem on this style also includes pleats for a polished appearance.
    Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The back has a sophisticated pleat, and the double-layered material ensures non-transparency with wear.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The potential tariffs could also cover surgical masks, N95 respirators, gloves, gowns and other medical and surgical instruments and supplies including IV bags, gauze/bandages, sutures, wheelchairs, crutches and hospital beds.
    Reuters 12 hr ago, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • My top-surgery scars are tattooed over, the suture marks no longer visible.
    Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Automatic car wash brushes can collect dirt and small rocks that scratch your car.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • During the footage, Yuki can be seen lifting her paws to her head as if to scratch her ears, only to suddenly realize there is no longer anything there.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Continuous delivery accelerates the feedback loop between users and developers, allowing real-world data from ongoing projects to refine solver precision and stability.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The brand, which recently became first denim brand to achieve the TESTEX Circularity Label, says this circular loop process reduces CO₂ emissions by 47 percent, saves up to 90 percent water compared to industry standards and cuts waste.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Rodgers is grooving in Arthur Smith’s system that plays to his strengths.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But on this Royal Oak afternoon teeming with adventurous jazz grooves, Was is happily nestled in his roots.
    Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The corrugation process guarantees that the containers are robust and lightweight, which is necessary for stacking and transportation in an efficient manner.
    CMG Containers, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2024
  • And—as expected—the solid rear axle does its usual dance on corrugations as well as its obligatory wag on big one-wheel bumps.
    Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
Verb
  • The Boss was essentially thanking the Taxi Driver scribe for forgiving the creative larceny Springsteen perpetrated in those early days of his career.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Kate Trefry, a Stranger Things writer who co-wrote the First Shadow story with the Duffers and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child scribe Jack Thorne, tells me that 60% of the primarily young theatergoers who come to the show have never been to a play before.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Seam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seam. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on seam

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!