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Noun seal has 9 senses
- sealing wax, seal - fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
--1 is a kind of fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
--1 has substances: lac
- seal, stamp - a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
--2 is a kind of device
--2 has particulars:
- seal, sealskin - the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal"
--3 is a kind of fur, pelt
- Navy SEAL, SEAL - a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land"
--4 is a kind of bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boy
--4 is a member of Naval Special Warfare, NSW
- seal - a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal"
--5 is a kind of stamp, impression
- cachet, seal, seal of approval - an indication of approved or superior status
--6 is a kind of award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
- seal - a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture
--7 is a kind of coating, coat
--7 has particulars: undercoat, underseal
- seal - fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
--8 is a kind of fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
--8 has particulars: break seal; gasket; piston ring; washer
- seal - any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions
--9 is a kind of pinniped mammal, pinniped, pinnatiped
--9 has particulars:
Verb seal has 6 senses
- seal - close with or as if with a seal; "She sealed the letter with hot wax"
--1 is one way to close, fill up
Antonyms: unseal
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- seal, seal off - make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows"
--2 is one way to close, shut
Sample sentence:
They want to seal the doors
- seal - decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms"
--3 is one way to decide, make up one's mind, determine
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- seal - affix a seal to; "seal the letter"
--4 is one way to affix, stick on
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- varnish, seal - cover with varnish
--5 is one way to coat, surface
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- seal - hunt seals
--6 is one way to hunt, run, hunt down, track down
Sample sentence:
In the summer they like to go out and seal
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