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seam (SEEM) (noun)
1. The joining of two edges of a fabric or material of some sort: Mary could not see the seam in the dress where the tailor had mended it.
2. The space between the wooden planks on a ship: The sailors used pitch to fill the seam that was leaking.
3. A thin layer of something lying between sections of a different substance: We could see the seam of silver ore glinting in the dark rock.
2. The space between the wooden planks on a ship: The sailors used pitch to fill the seam that was leaking.
3. A thin layer of something lying between sections of a different substance: We could see the seam of silver ore glinting in the dark rock.
seem (SEEM) (verb)
1. To appear to be something or to do something: Because Nicole's sleeping bag was wet, it would seem to her that the tent must be leaking and that they should find a different shelter.
2. To have a quality, appearance, etc., that shows or suggests a particular characteristic, feeling, etc.: What they're doing doesn't seem right to me.
2. To have a quality, appearance, etc., that shows or suggests a particular characteristic, feeling, etc.: What they're doing doesn't seem right to me.
It would seem that the seam in the tent doesn’t keep the rain out.
The difference between a kiss and a sewing machine is this; one sews seams nice and the other seems so nice.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group S; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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