Phrase Hound found 25 phrases and 35 compound words that contain seam. The most common are listed below. Open seam in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 25
- coal seamA stratum of coal between strata of other rocks.
- seam allowanceThe part of the material or fabric added to the dimensions of a sewing pattern outside the seam.
- French seamA seam that is sewn by first stitching with wrong sides together, then stitching with right sides together so that the unfinished edges are contained within the seam.
- princess seamA garment's seam running from shoulder or armscye to the hem at the side-back or side-front, shaping the garment to the body's curves and eliminating the need for darting.
- quarter seamA small join that runs around a cricket ball at 90 degrees to the main seam, and has no stitching.
- seam carvingA technique for resizing images so as to preserve the main contents by selectively removing less important regions, as defined by "seams" (approximately horizontal or vertical paths of pixels).
- flat-fell seamSynonym of felled seam: A seam made by placing one edge inside a folded edge of fabric, then stitching the fold down. The fold encases the raw edges, which protects them from fraying, and may be secured with a topstitch or a whipstitch.
- felled seamA seam made by placing one edge inside a folded edge of fabric, then stitching the fold down. The fold encases the raw edges, which protects them from fraying, and may be secured with a topstitch or a whipstitch.
- flat-felled seamSynonym of felled seam: A seam made by placing one edge inside a folded edge of fabric, then stitching the fold down. The fold encases the raw edges, which protects them from fraying, and may be secured with a topstitch or a whipstitch.
- two-seam fastballA pitch thrown with a grip in the "horseshoe" orientation of the ball, with the rotation at a slight angle resulting in less Magnus effect as compared to a four-seam fastball since only two of the ball's seams cross the flight path; the …
- four-seam fastballA backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers
- Bermuda seama metal panel profile featuring a step-down profile that runs perpendicular to the slope of the roof.
- devil seamA particularly difficult seam to caulk on a ship's hull, specifically the curved seam where the deck planking meets the side of the ship, near the scupper gutters.
- field seamA splice or seam made in the field (not factory) where overlapping sheets are joined together using an adhesive, splicing tape, or heat or solvent welding.
- seam allowancesplural of seam allowance: The part of the material or fabric added to the dimensions of a sewing pattern outside the seam.
- seam laceA lace used by carriage makers to cover seams and edges.
- seam setA set for flattening the seams of metal sheets, leather work, etc.
- seam setsplural of seam set: A set for flattening the seams of metal sheets, leather work, etc.
- standing seamA type of seam between adjacent sheets of metal roofing material made by turning up the edges of two adjacent panels and then folding or interlocking them in a variety of ways.
- seam presserA heavy roller to press down newly ploughed furrows.
- double lock standing seamA standing seam that uses a double overlapping interlock between two metal panels.
- seam pressersplural of seam presser: A heavy roller to press down newly ploughed furrows.
- monk's seamA strong seam formed by laying the selvage-edges of two pieces of canvas over each other and stitching on each side and down the middle.
- four-seam fastballsplural of four-seam fastball: A backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers
- two-seam fastballsplural of two-seam fastball: A pitch thrown with a grip in the "horseshoe" orientation of the ball, with the rotation at a slight angle resulting in less Magnus effect as compared to a four-seam fastball since only two of the ball's seams …
Compound words 35
- seamlessHaving no seams.
- seamerA person who sews seams.
- seamsterA person who sews clothes professionally.
- seamheadA devoted baseball fan.
- interseamBetween seams.
- seamlikeResembling or characteristic of a seam.
- outseamThe seam of a trouser up the outside of the leg.
- overseamA seam in which the thread is at each stitch passed over the edges sewn together.
- reseamTo fit with a new seam.
- seamfreeSeamless; without seams.