English dictionary
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English noun: seal | |||
| 1. | seal (artifact) fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters | ||
| Synonyms | sealing wax | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast | ||
| Substance holonym | lac | ||
| 2. | seal (artifact) a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents | ||
| Synonyms | stamp | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bulla, cachet, great seal, handstamp, rubber stamp, signet | ||
| 3. | seal (substance) the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal | ||
| Samples | A coat of seal. | ||
| Synonyms | sealskin | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fur, pelt | ||
| 4. | SEAL (person) a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare | ||
| Samples | SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land. | ||
| Synonyms | Navy SEAL | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boy | ||
| Member meronym | Naval Special Warfare, NSW | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 5. | seal (communication) a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it) | ||
| Samples | The warrant bore the sheriff's seal. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | impression, stamp | ||
| 6. | seal (communication) an indication of approved or superior status | ||
| Synonyms | cachet, seal of approval | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels | ||
| 7. | seal (artifact) a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coat, coating | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | undercoat, underseal | ||
| 8. | seal (artifact) fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break seal, gasket, piston ring, washer | ||
| 9. | seal (animal) any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pinnatiped, pinniped, pinniped mammal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crab-eating seal, crabeater seal, eared seal, earless seal, hair seal, true seal | ||
English verb: seal | |||
| 1. | seal (contact) make tight; secure against leakage | ||
| Samples | Seal the windows. | ||
| Examples | They want to seal the doors | ||
| Synonyms | seal off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | close, shut | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | calk, caulk, pack, reseal, waterproof | ||
| Verb group | seal | ||
| 2. | seal (contact) close with or as if with a seal | ||
| Samples | She sealed the letter with hot wax. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | close, fill up | ||
| Entail | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| Verb group | seal, seal off | ||
| Antonyms | unseal | ||
| 3. | seal (cognition) decide irrevocably | ||
| Samples | Sealing dooms. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decide, determine, make up one's mind | ||
| 4. | seal (contact) affix a seal to | ||
| Samples | Seal the letter. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affix, stick on | ||
| 5. | seal (contact) cover with varnish | ||
| Synonyms | varnish | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coat, surface | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shellac, shellack | ||
| 6. | seal (competition) hunt seals | ||
| Examples | In the summer they like to go out and seal | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hunt, hunt down, run, track down | ||
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