- nounseal (noun) · seals (plural noun) · seal of confession (noun) · seal of the confessional (noun)
- a device or substance that is used to join two things together so as to prevent them from coming apart or to prevent anything from passing between them:"blue smoke from the exhaust suggests worn valve seals"
- the state or fact of being joined or rendered impervious with a seal:"many fittings have tapered threads for a better seal"
- the water standing in the trap of a drain to prevent sewer gas from backing up through the drain, considered in terms of its depth:"for most domestic applications, a 75 mm seal is required"
- a piece of wax, lead, or other material with an individual design stamped into it, attached to a document to show that it has come from the person who claims to have issued it.
- a design resembling a seal embossed in paper as a guarantee of authenticity.
- an engraved device used for stamping a design that authenticates a document.
- a decorative adhesive stamp.
- a thing regarded as a confirmation or guarantee of something:"the International Monetary Fund is likely to give a seal of approval to the Mexican plan"
- (the seal)the obligation on a priest not to divulge anything said during confession:"I was told under the seal"
verbseal (verb) · seals (third person present) · sealed (past tense) · sealed (past participle) · sealing (present participle)- fasten or close securely:"he folded it, sealed the envelope, and walked to the mailbox"
- apply a nonporous coating to (a surface) to make it impervious:"seal the finish with a satin varnish"
- fry (food) briefly in hot fat to prevent it from losing too much of its moisture during subsequent cooking:"heat the oil and seal the lamb on both sides"
- conclude, establish, or secure (something) definitively, excluding the possibility of reversal or loss:"to seal the deal he offered Thornton a place on the board of the nascent company"
- fix a piece of wax or lead stamped with a design to (a document) to authenticate it.
OriginMiddle English (in seal): from Old French seel (noun), seeler (verb), from Latin sigillum ‘small picture’, diminutive of signum ‘a sign’.nounseal (noun) · seals (plural noun) · true seal (noun) · true seals (plural noun) · eared seal (noun) · eared seals (plural noun)- a fish-eating aquatic mammal with a streamlined body and feet developed as flippers, that returns to land to breed or rest.
- another term for sealskin
OriginOld English seolh, of Germanic origin.nounSEAL (noun) · SEALs (plural noun)- a member of an elite force within the US Navy, specializing in guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency:"he was a Navy SEAL for eleven years" · "I had no doubt about the ability of the SEALs to carry out the mission"
Origin1960s: abbreviation of ‘sea, air, land (team)’.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a device or substance that is used to join two things together so as to prevent them from coming apart or to prevent anything from passing between them:
- a piece of wax, lead, or other material with an individual design stamped into it, attached to a document to show that it has come from the person who claims to have issued it.
verb- fasten or close securely:
- conclude, establish, or secure (something) definitively, excluding the possibility of reversal or loss:
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