seal
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) sele, from an inflectional form of (etyl) seolh, from (etyl) ). More at sullow.
Noun
(
en noun)
A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
- The seals in the harbor looked better than they smelled.
Hyponyms
* See also
Derived terms
* acme seal
* Arctic seal, arctic seal
* Atlantic gray seal, Atlantic grey seal
* Baikal seal
* bay seal
* bearded seal
* bottle-nosed seal
* Caspian seal
* common seal
* crab-eater seal, crabeater seal
* crab-eating seal
* crawling seal
* crested seal
* eared seal
* earless seal
* elephant seal
* fur seal, fur-seal
* Greenland seal
* gray seal, grey seal
* hair seal, hair-seal
* harbor seal, harbour seal
* harp seal, harp-seal
* heart seal
* hooded seal
* Hudson bay seal, Hudson seal
* jar seal
* kid seal
* Ladoga seal
* land seal
* Larga seal
* leonine seal
* leopard seal
* leporine seal
* maned seal
* marbled seal
* monk seal, monk-seal
* native seal
* pied seal
* pin seal
* ribbon seal
* ringed seal
* river seal
* rock seal
* Ross seal
* rough seal
* seal brown, seal-brown
* seal calf
* sealchie
* seal-cloth
* seal dog
* sealery
* seal-fin deformity
* seal finger
* seal fingers
* seal-fish
* seal-fisher
* seal-fishing
* seal-fur
* seal-grain
* seal-hole
* seal-hunter
* seal-hunting
* seal limbs
* seal-lynx point
* seal-oil, seal oil
* seal point, sealpoint
* seal-plush
* seal rookery
* seal shark
* sealskin
* seal-tortie lynx point
* seal-tortie point
* seal-vat
* small-ringed seal
* spotted seal
* square flipper seal
* swan-necked seal
* thong seal
* true seal
* ursine seal
* walking seal
* Weddell seal, Weddell's seal
Synonyms
* (hunt seals) go sealing
See also
* (Pinniped)
* clapmatch
* dolphin
* sea lion
* walrus
* selkie
Etymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) seel, from (etyl) sigillum, a diminutive of
Noun
(
en noun)
A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.
An impression of a stamp on wax or paper.
(rft-sense) A design or insignia usually associated with an organization or an official role.
- The front of the podium bore the presidential seal .
Anything that secures or authenticates.
(rft-sense) Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design.
- The result was declared invalid, as the seal on the meter had been broken.
Confirmation or an indication of confirmation.
- Her clothes always had her mom's seal of approval.
Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint.
- The canister is leaking. I think the main seal needs to be replaced.
A tight closure, secure against leakage.
- Close the lid tightly to get a good seal .
A chakra.
Derived terms
* AccuPort seal
* Angio-Seal®
* apex seal
* balanced seal
* bellows seal
* blow fill seal
* Bodok seal
* border seal
* break seal
* break the seal
* Bridgman seal
* broad seal
* burning seal
* cartridge seal
* Chinese seal
* chip seal
* Christmas seal
* clay seal
* collation of seals
* company seal
* compartmented seal
* compression seal
* compressor seal
* concentric dual seal
* Confederate Seal
* contract under seal
* corporate seal
* counter-seal
* crankshaft seal
* cup seal
* cylinder seal
* diaphragm seal
* door seal (aka door gasket)
* double balanced seal
* double seal
* dry gas seal
* dry seal
* dual seal
* dynamic seal
* enamelled seal
* externally pressurized seal
* face seal
* face-to-face seals
* farthing seal
* fin seal
* fisherman's seal, fisher's seal
* flange seal
* given under my hand and seal
* glass-ceramic-to-metal seal
* glass seal
* golden seal, golden-seal, goldenseal
* grease seal
* Great Seal
* guide seal
* gum-seal
* hand and seal
* Hermes' seal
* hermetic seal
* hydrodynamic seal
* hydrostatic seal
* Imperial Seal of China
* Imperial Seal of Japan
* impression seal
* inside-mounted seal
* Keeper of the Seals
* Knights Templar Seal
* labyrinth seal
* lady's seal
* lip seal
* LMLK seal
* Luther seal
* magnetic seal
* mechanical face seal
* mechanical seal
* medicine seal
* official seal
* Official Seal of the President of Ireland
* oil seal
* orbital reducer seal
* outside-mounted seal
* palatal seal
* peripheral seal
* piston seal
* posterior palatal seal
* postpalatal seal
* presidential seal
* primary seal
* privy seal
* pusher seal
* radial shaft seal
* rotary seal
* rotating face mechanical seal
* royal seal
* sanitary seal
* scaraboid seal
* seal assembly
* seal at arms, seal of arms
* seal-bag
* sealbore
* seal chamber
* seal coating
* seal-cup
* seal-cylinder
* seal-day
* seal-engraving
* seal face
* seal face width
* seal-flower
* seal leak
* sealless
* seal-lock, seal lock
* Seal-Lock, Sealock
* seal manual
* seal-master
* seal of approval
* seal of confession, seal of the confessional
* seal-office
* seal of quality
* seal of relics
* Seal of Solomon
* seal of the demons
* Seal of the President of the Philippines
* Seal of the Prophets
* Seal of the United States Senate
* seal-pipe
* seal point
* seal-press
* seal presser
* seal receptacle
* seal ring, seal-ring
* seal script
* seal-stamp
* seal-stone
* seal swell
* seal-top
* seal-wax, sealwax
* seal-work
* seal-wort
* sealing washer
* secre seal
* secret seal
* set one's seal
* set to one's seal, set to seal
* set the seal on
* the seven seals
* shaft seal
* Solomon's seal
* stamp seal
* state seal
* stationary seal
* surface sealing
* sylphon seal
* tandem seals
* trap seal
* unbalanced seal
* under one's seal, under seal
* Underseal, underseal
* under the cold seal
* United States Treasury Seal
* unseal
* velopharyngeal seal
* water seal
* weather seal
* wiper seal
Related terms
* aseal, asseal
* enseal
See also
*
Verb
(
en verb)
To place a seal on (a document).
To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality.
- to seal''' weights and measures; to '''seal silverware
To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage.
- The cover is sealed . If anyone tries to open it, we'll know about it.
To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).
- The border has been sealed until the fugitives are found.
To close securely to prevent leakage.
- I've sealed the bottle to keep the contents fresh.
* Shakespeare
- Seal up your lips, and give no words but "mum".
To place in a sealed container.
- I've sealed the documents in this envelope.
(chess) To place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope to be opened after an adjournment.
- After thinking for half an hour, the champion sealed his move.
To guarantee.
- The last-minute goal sealed United's win.
To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement or plaster, etc.
- (Gwilt)
To close by means of a seal.
- to seal a drainpipe with water
(Mormonism) To confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife.
* H. Stansbury
- If a man once married desires a second helpmate she is sealed to him under the solemn sanction of the church.
Synonyms
* (place a seal on)
* (fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage ):
* (prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something) ): block, block off, close, close off, obstruct, seal off
* (close securely to prevent leakage)
* (place in a sealed container) enclose
* (chess term)
Derived terms
* counter-seal, counterseal
* heat-seal
* reseal
* sealable
* sealant
* sealed
* sealer
* seal in
* sealing
* seal off
* seal somebody's fate, seal someone's fate
* seal under
* seal up
* underseal
See also
* stamp
Etymology 3
From (etyl) .
Verb
(
en verb)
(dialectal) To tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls.
Anagrams
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