Seam
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To put together with a seam. To mark with a seam. To crack open along a seam. Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam. Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A folded back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric. A suture. A thin stratum, especially of coal or mineral. The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam. An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels. An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds. (Construction) A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials. Seams can be made or sealed in a varity of ways, including adhesive bonding, hot-air welding, solvent welding, using adhesive tapes, sealant, etc.
Bed
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, to sleep on.One's bed, or a bed as a general place or concept.A prepared spot to spend the night in, as in camping bed.A garden plot, as in "bed of roses".The bottom of a lake or other body of water, as in "sea bed".An area where a large number of oysters, mussels, or other sessile shellfish is found.A flat surface or layer on which something else is to be placed.A foundation or supporting surface formed of a fluid.The platform of a truck, trailer, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled.A deposit of ore, coal etc.A shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear of a ship's floor; a pallet.A piece of music, normally instrumental, over which a Radio DJ talks.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To go to a sleeping bed.To put oneself to sleep.To settle, as machinery.To set in a soft matrix, as paving stones in sand, or tiles in cement.To set out plants in a garden bed.To have sexual intercourse with.
Example sentence: A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.