seams

Synonyms

suture stitching strata

Phrases with the word

burst at the seams bulging at the seams coal seams come apart at seams burst at seams fall apart at the seams

Examples

If love were a product, the queue at the faulty goods desk would stretch right round the universe and back. It doesn't work properly. The seams come apart and it's full of powdered glass. Charlie Brooker

Almost all Americans would recognize Anchorage, because Anchorage is that part of any city where the city has burst its seams and extruded Colonel Sanders. John McPhee

It was like when you ripped a piece of paper into two: no matter how you tried, the seams never fit exactly right again. Sarah Dessen

When a man is not used to breeches the seams gall him. Spanish Proverb

As long as there are lice in the seams of the garment there must be bloodstains on the fingernails. Yoruba Proverb

As long as there are lice in the seams of the garment. Nigerian Proverb