Dictionary entry details
• SEAL (noun)
Meaning:
Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sealing wax; seal
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)
Meaning:
A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
seal; stamp
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"):
signet (a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially))
handstamp; rubber stamp (a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand)
great seal (the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty)
cachet (a seal on a letter)
bulla (the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull)
Meaning:
The pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
sealskin; seal
Context example:
a coat of seal
Hypernyms ("seal" is a kind of...):
fur; pelt (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)
Meaning:
A member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Navy SEAL; SEAL
Context example:
SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land
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)
Meaning:
A stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
the warrant bore the sheriff's seal
Hypernyms ("seal" is a kind of...):
impression; stamp (a symbol that is the result of printing)
Meaning:
An indication of approved or superior status
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
cachet; seal of approval; seal
Hypernyms ("seal" is a kind of...):
accolade; award; honor; honour; laurels (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction)
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)
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)
Meaning:
Any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
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)
• SEAL (verb)
Meaning:
Close with or as if with a seal
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
She sealed the letter with hot wax
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)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
unseal (break the seal of)
Meaning:
Make tight; secure against leakage
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
seal off; seal
Context example:
seal the windows
Hypernyms (to "seal" is one way to...):
close; shut (move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut)
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
Meaning:
Decide irrevocably
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
sealing dooms
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
Meaning:
Affix a seal to
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
seal the letter
Hypernyms (to "seal" is one way to...):
affix; stick on (attach to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Cover with varnish
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
varnish; seal
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
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
