seam

n 1: line formed by joining two pieces

2: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "His

face has many wrinkles" [syn: {wrinkle}, {furrow}, {crease},

{crinkle}, {line}]

3: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with

profit; "he worked in the coal beds" [syn: {bed}]

v 1: put together with a seam; "seam a dress"

2: join with a seam

beam

[Star Trek Classic's "Beam me up, Scotty!"] To transfer

{softcopy} of a file electronically; most often in combining

forms such as "beam me a copy" or "beam that over to his

site". Compare {blast}, {snarf}, {BLT}.

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