Seal

Noun



 * 1) A pinniped, particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
 * The seals in the harbor looked better than they smelled.

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

Verb

 * 1)  To hunt seals

Synonyms

 * go sealing

Noun



 * 1) A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.
 * 2) An impression of a stamp on wax or paper.
 * 3)  A design or ensignia usually associated with an organization or an official role.
 * The front of the podium bore the presidential seal.
 * 1) Anything that secures or authenticates.
 * 2)  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.
 * 1)  Security against unauthorized tampering.
 * The spot-check found three containers with broken seals.
 * 1) Confirmation or an indication of confirmation.
 * Her clothes always had her mom's seal of approval.
 * 1) 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.
 * 1) A tight closure, secure against leakage.
 * Close the lid tightly to get a good seal.
 * 1) A chakra.

Derived terms

 * AccuPort seal
 * Angio-Seal&reg;
 * 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
 * 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

Verb

 * 1)  To place a seal on (a document).
 * 2)  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.
 * 1)  To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).
 * The border has been sealed until the fugitives are found.
 * 1)  To close securely to prevent leakage.
 * I've sealed the bottle to keep the contents fresh.
 * 1)  To place in a sealed container.
 * I've sealed the documents in this envelope.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  To guarantee
 * The last-minute goal sealed United's win.

Synonyms

 * (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
 * enclose
 * enclose
 * enclose

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

Verb

 * 1)  To tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls.

Adjectives for Seal
dangling; sulphur; violated; experimental; sweet; wax; official; broken.

Adverbs for Seal
hermetically; effectively; mechanically; scientifically; officially; automatically; nominally; legally; bindingly.

Thesaurus
John Hancock, OK, X, accept, acceptance, accredit, affirm, affirmance, affirmation, agree on terms, amen, approbation, approval, approve, aroma, assurance, assure, attest, attestation, attribute, authenticate, authentication, authorization, authorize, autograph, badge, bang, banner, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, bearing, beige, billhead, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, bolt, book stamp, bookplate, boss, brand, broad arrow, brown, brownish, brownish-yellow, brunet, bump, burin, button, button up, cachet, cap of dignity, cap of maintenance, cartouche, cast, casting, certification, certify, chalk, chalk up, character, characteristic, check, check off, chocolate, choke, choke off, christcross, cicatrize, cinnamon, cipher, clap, clinch, close, close off, close up, coat of arms, cocoa, cocoa-brown, coffee, coffee-brown, colophon, concavity, conclude, configuration, confirm, confirmation, constrict, contain, contract, convexity, cork, coronet, corroborate, corroboration, cosign, counterfoil, countermark, countersign, countersignature, counterstamp, cover, crest, cross, crown, cut, dactylogram, dactylograph, dapple, dash, decide, define, delimit, demarcate, dent, design, determine, device, diadem, die, differentia, differential, dint, discolor, distinctive feature, docket, dot, drab, dun, dun-brown, dun-drab, earmark, ecru, emblem, embossment, endorse, endorsement, engrave, engraving tool, ensure, ermine, escutcheon, etching ball, etching ground, etching needle, etching point, evidence, excrescence, fasten, fawn, fawn-colored, feature, figure, fingerprint, fix, flavor, fleck, fold, fold up, footmark, footprint, footstep, form, formalize, fossil footprint, freckle, fuscous, gash, give permission, give the go-ahead, give the imprimatur, give thumbs up, go-ahead, government mark, government stamp, graver, great seal, green light, grege, guarantee, guaranty, gust, hallmark, hand, hatch, hazel, ichnite, ichnolite, identification, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, image, impress, impression, imprimatur, imprint, indent, indentation, indention, index, indicant, indicator, individualism, initial, initials, insignia, intaglio, key, keynote, khaki, label, last, latch, letterhead, line, lineaments, lock, lock out, lock up, logo, logotype, lump, lurid, make a mark, mannerism, mark, mark of signature, mark off, mark out, marking, masthead, matrix, measure, mint, mold, molding, monogram, mottle, nature, needle, negative, nick, nod, notarization, notarize, notch, note, notice, notification, nut-brown, occlude, odor, okay, olive-brown, olive-drab, orb, pad, padlock, particularity, pass, pass on, pass upon, paw print, pawmark, peculiarity, pencil, pepper, permission, permit, picture, pimple, plate, plug up, plumb, point, price tag, prick, print, privy seal, property, pug, pugmark, punch, punctuate, puncture, purple, purple pall, purpose, quality, quirk, ratification, ratify, regalia, registered trademark, representation, representative, resolve, riddle, robe of state, rocker, rod, rod of empire, royal crown, rubber stamp, running head, running title, sanction, savor, say amen to, scar, scarify, scepter, score, scorper, scotch, scratch, seal off, seal up, seal-brown, seam, second, secure, sepia, settle, shake hands, shape, shoe last, shut, shut off, shut the door, shut up, sigil, sign, sign and seal, sign manual, signal, signature, signet, singularity, slam, smack, snap, snuff-colored, sorrel, specialty, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, squeeze shut, stain, stamp, stamp of approval, step, sticker, stigmatize, stop up, strangle, streak, striate, strike a bargain, stripe, stub, stud, style, subscribe to, subscription, substantiation, support, sure sign, swear and affirm, swear to, symbol, symptom, tab, tag, taint, take a resolution, tally, tan, tang, taste, tattoo, taupe, tawny, telltale sign, template, the nod, thumbmark, thumbprint, tiara, tick, tick off, ticket, title page, toast, toast-brown, token, trace, trade name, trademark, trademark name, trait, trick, triple plume, umber, umber-colored, underline, underscore, undersign, uraeus, validate, validation, verification, verify, vestige, visa, vise, walnut, walnut-brown, warrant, will, yellowish-brown, zip up, zipper

Etymology 1
sele:, from an inflectional form of seolh:, from  (compare North Frisian selich:, Middle Dutch seel:, zēle:, Old High German selah:, Danish sæl:), either from  'to pull' (compare English dialect sullow 'plough') or from Finno-Ugric *šülke (compare Finnish dialect hylki:, standard hylje:, Estonian hüljes:). More at sullow.

Etymology 2
From, from seel:, from  sigillum:, a diminutive of signum:

Etymology 3
From Old English sǣlan ‘bind’.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: seehond
 * Armenian: ,
 * Azeri: suiti
 * Belarusian: цюлень
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: foko
 * Estonian: hüljes
 * Faroese:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Greenlandic:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 海豹 (あざらし, azarashi); おっとせい (ottosei)
 * Kazakh: итбалық


 * Korean: 물범 (mulbeom), 물개 (mulgae)
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: ronis
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: фока
 * Malay: anjing laut
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English:
 * Old Norse: kópr
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Romansch: foca, chaun da mar, tgaun da mar, tgàn marin
 * Russian:
 * Scots: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: ròn
 * Serbian: tuljan
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: säl
 * Thai: (maew náam)
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Vietnamese: dấu niêm

Verb

 * Finnish: pyytää hylkeitä

Noun

 * Arabic: (khatm)
 * Armenian:
 * Bosnian:
 * Chinese: 印章 (yìnzhāng)
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: sigelo
 * Finnish:, leima
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: lambang
 * Italian:, ,


 * Japanese: 判 (はん, han), 印章 (いんしょう, inshō), 璽 (ji), 封印 (ふういん, fūin)
 * Korean: 도장 (dojang)
 * Latin:
 * Norwegian:
 * Nynorsk: segl
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: печать
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Roman: pečat
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: sigill
 * Ukrainian: печать (pečát’)


 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Icelandic: innsigli
 * Indonesian:


 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: печать
 * Slovene:
 * Swedish: sigill


 * Finnish:
 * Greek:
 * Indonesian: tutup
 * Italian:


 * Norwegian: forsegling
 * Polish: uszczelka
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: tiiviys
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:, στεγανοποίηση
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: 封 (ふう, fū), 封印 (ふういん, fūin), 封緘 (ふうかん, fūkan)
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: uszczelnienie
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish: sigill

Verb

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Icelandic: innsigla
 * Italian:


 * Macedonian: запечатува
 * Polish: przypieczętować
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: запечатывать
 * Slovene: zapečatiti


 * Dutch:
 * Ewe: xe
 * Finnish:
 * Italian:
 * Polish: zaplombować


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: запечатывать
 * Slovene: zapečatiti
 * : innsigla, innsigli


 * Ewe: xe
 * Finnish:
 * Italian:, , , ,


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:


 * Finnish:
 * Italian: chiudere ermeticamente
 * Portuguese:


 * Russian: запечатывать
 * Slovene: zatesniti


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,


 * Russian: запечатывать


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish:


 * Italian: ,

Anagrams

 * ales
 * ELAS
 * Elsa
 * lase
 * leas
 * sale, Sale

Pronoun
seal


 * 1) there

Noun
seal


 * 1) adessive case of.

Noun
seal


 * 1) saddle

seal
 * 1) hall