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noun

A point or position at which two or more things are joined: connection, coupling, joint, junction, juncture, union. See connect.

1. A joint between two sheets of materials, such as metal.
2. See welt.

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For a list of words related to seam, see:

• Mining - seam: relatively thin stratum or bed
• Parts of Shoes and Accessories - seam: stitching where sections of shoe are attached
• Fashion, Trim, and Sewing - seam: stitched line where two pieces of fabric are joined
• Football

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - søm, stikning, fuge, fure, åre
v. tr. - sømme, lave søm på, sammenføje med en søm, fure
v. intr. - sømme

Nederlands (Dutch)
naad, laag, aan elkaar naaien

Français (French)
n. - soudure, veine, strate, joint, (Cout) couture, (Tech) (cordon) de soudure, (Géol) veine, suture
v. tr. - (Cout) coudre
v. intr. - coudre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Naht, Spalt, Flöz, Falte
v. - nähen, faltig werden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αρμός, ραφή, (γεωλ.) φλέβα ή λεπτό στρώμα κοιτάσματος
v. - συρράπτω, αρμολογώ

Italiano (Italian)
grasso (ant.), bava (metall.), sutura (med.), falda, cucitura

idioms:

• burst at the seams    pieno zeppo
• fall/come apart at the seams    rompersi nelle cuciture

Português (Portuguese)
n. - costura (f), cicatriz (f), soldadura (f)
v. - juntar

idioms:

• burst at the seams    ambiente muito lotado
• fall/come apart at the seams    coisas andam mal dentro de uma organização

Русский (Russian)
шов, рубец, шрам, глубокая морщина, пласт, тонкая трещина, свиной жир, покрывать шрамами, наносить глубокие, неизгладимые следы, сшивать

idioms:

• burst at the seams    трещать по всем швам, пойти прахом
• fall/come apart at the seams    расползтись по швам

Español (Spanish)
n. - estrato, filón, veta, junta, costura, juntura
v. tr. - coser, unir o adornar con costuras, señalar con cicatrices o arrugas
v. intr. - arrugarse, abrirse, henderse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - söm, fog, skarv, skikt, lager, ärr, fåra
v. - foga, sy ihop, göra fårad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
接缝, 缝合线, 线缝, 缝合, 焊合, 接合, 裂开, 发生裂痕

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 接縫, 縫合線, 線縫
v. tr. - 縫合, 焊合, 接合
v. intr. - 裂開, 發生裂痕

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (천 따위의) 솔기, (얼굴의) 주름살, 봉합선
v. tr. - 꿰메어 잇다, ~에 홈을 내다, 골지게 하다
v. intr. - 틈이 생기다, 째지다, 주름지다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 縫い目, 継ぎ目, しわ, 薄層, 合わせ目, 割れ目
v. - …にしわを付ける, 線を付ける, 縫い合わせる, 継ぎ合わせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) درزة, لفقه (فعل) يجعد, يدرز يلفق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תפר, קו-תפר, קו-חיבור, קמט, חריץ, צלקת, שכבת מרבץ‬
v. tr. - ‮חיבר, איחה, תפר, חירץ, תילם‬
v. intr. - ‮התפקע, נסדק, נפרם, נחרץ בחריץ‬

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