seam
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
Types & categories
- joint hypernym
- felled seam hyponym
- surgical seam hyponym
- welt hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
put together with a seam
seam a dress
Types & categories
- bring together hypernym
- suture hyponym
Related & opposite
- seam derivation
Sense 3 noun
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
his face has many lines
Types & categories
- imprint hypernym
- laugh line hyponym
- dermatoglyphic hyponym
- frown line hyponym
- lifeline hyponym
- line of heart hyponym
- line of fate hyponym
Parts & wholes
- skin part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
he worked in the coal beds
Types & categories
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tailor |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | seam |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | seamy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | joint |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | felled seam |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | surgical seam |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | welt |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | seam |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | bring together |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | suture |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | crinkle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | line |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | furrow |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | crease |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrinkle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rippled |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | skin |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | imprint |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | laugh line |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dermatoglyphic |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | frown line |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lifeline |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | line of heart |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | line of fate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | stratum |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | coal seam |