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SEAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("seal" is a kind of...):
pinnatiped; pinniped; pinniped mammal (aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seal"):
crab-eating seal; crabeater seal (silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans)
eared seal (pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur)
earless seal; hair seal; true seal (any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers)
Derivation:
seal (hunt seals)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
Synonyms:
seal; stamp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("seal" is a kind of...):
device (any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seal"):
bulla (the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull)
cachet (a seal on a letter)
great seal (the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty)
handstamp; rubber stamp (a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand)
signet (a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially))
Derivation:
seal (close with or as if with a seal)
seal (affix a seal to)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("seal" is a kind of...):
fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seal"):
washer (seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage)
piston ring (seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall)
gasket (seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint)
break seal (a seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed)
Derivation:
seal (make tight; secure against leakage)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A finishing coat applied to exclude moisture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("seal" is a kind of...):
coat; coating (a thin layer covering something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seal"):
undercoat; underseal (seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion)
Derivation:
seal (cover with varnish)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
Synonyms:
seal; sealing wax
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("seal" is a kind of...):
fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
Meronyms (substance of "seal"):
lac (resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax)
Derivation:
seal (affix a seal to)
Sense 6
Meaning:
An indication of approved or superior status
Synonyms:
cachet; seal; seal of approval
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("seal" is a kind of...):
accolade; award; honor; honour; laurels (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction)
Derivation:
seal (decide irrevocably)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it)
Example:
the warrant bore the sheriff's seal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("seal" is a kind of...):
impression; stamp (a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving)
Derivation:
seal (close with or as if with a seal)
seal (affix a seal to)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare
Example:
SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land
Synonyms:
Navy SEAL; SEAL
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("SEAL" is a kind of...):
bluejacket; navy man; sailor; sailor boy (a serviceman in the navy)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Holonyms ("SEAL" is a member of...):
Naval Special Warfare; NSW (the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare)
Sense 9
Meaning:
The pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
Example:
a coat of seal
Synonyms:
seal; sealskin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("seal" is a kind of...):
fur; pelt (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)
Derivation:
seal (hunt seals)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they seal ... he / she / it seals
Past simple: sealed
Past participle: sealed
-ing form: sealing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Decide irrevocably
Example:
sealing dooms
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "seal" is one way to...):
decide; determine; make up one's mind (reach, make, or come to a decision about something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Derivation:
seal (an indication of approved or superior status)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Hunt seals
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "seal" is one way to...):
hunt; hunt down; run; track down (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
In the summer they like to go out and seal
Derivation:
seal (any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions)
seal (the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Cover with varnish
Synonyms:
seal; varnish
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "seal" is one way to...):
coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "seal"):
shellac; shellack (cover with shellac)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
sealing (the act of treating something to make it repel water)
sealer; sealant (a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface))
seal (a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Close with or as if with a seal
Example:
She sealed the letter with hot wax
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "seal" is one way to...):
close; fill up (fill or stop up)
"Seal" entails doing...:
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Verb group:
seal; seal off (make tight; secure against leakage)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
unseal (break the seal of)
Derivation:
seal (a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents)
seal (a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it))
sealant (a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface))
sealer (an official who affixes a seal to a document)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Make tight; secure against leakage
Example:
seal the windows
Synonyms:
seal; seal off
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "seal" is one way to...):
close; shut (move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut)
Verb group:
seal (close with or as if with a seal)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "seal"):
reseal (seal again)
waterproof (make watertight)
calk; caulk (seal with caulking)
pack (seal with packing)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They want to seal the doors
Derivation:
seal (fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure)
sealant; sealer (a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface))
Sense 6
Meaning:
Affix a seal to
Example:
seal the letter
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "seal" is one way to...):
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
seal (a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents)
seal (fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters)
seal (a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it))
sealer (an official who affixes a seal to a document)
Context examples:
“I was engaged, sir, on what we call sealed orders, to sail this ship for that gentleman where he should bid me,” said the captain.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Dense fibrous connective tissue sealing the joint.
(Joint Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)
He meant it to be a good-natured joke, but that one word sealed his fate.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Science is, as I understand, a sealed book to you; but you may congratulate yourself upon the hunting-field which awaits you.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He wrote with his own hand his love to his cousin William, and sent him half a guinea under the seal.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
This letter, however, was written, and sealed, and sent.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
One component of the BBB is close-fitting connections (called tight junctions) that form seals between the blood vessel’s endothelial cells.
(Brain tumor invasion along blood vessels may lead to new cancer treatments, NIH)
A soft hope blest with my sorrow that soon I should dare to drop a kiss on that brow of rock, and on those lips so sternly sealed beneath it: but not yet.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
This is a tell-tale sign that the dwarf galaxy came in on a really eccentric orbit and its fate was sealed.
(The Gaia Sausage: the major collision that changed the Milky Way, University of Cambridge)
Your chart suggests you will seal the commitment with paperwork to make things official, and if you do, wait two days until March 11.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
