Difference between Seam and Furrow

What is the difference between Seam and Furrow?

Seam as a verb is to put together with a seam. while Furrow as a verb is to make (a) groove, a cut(s) in (the ground etc.).

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.

Furrow

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make (a) groove, a cut(s) in (the ground etc.).To wrinkleTo frown, to pull one's brows or eyebrows together due to worry, concentration etc.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on someone's forehead.

We hope you now know whether to use Seam or Furrow in your sentence.

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