| VERB | contact | seal, seal off | make tight |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | seal | close with or as if with a seal | |
| cognition | seal | decide irrevocably | |
| contact | seal | affix a seal to | |
| contact | seal, varnish | cover with varnish | |
| competition | seal | hunt seals | |
| NOUN | artifact | seal, sealing wax | fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm |
| artifact | seal, stamp | a device incised to make an impression | |
| substance | seal, sealskin | the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal | |
| person | SEAL, Navy SEAL | a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare | |
| communication | seal | a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it) | |
| communication | seal, cachet, seal of approval | an indication of approved or superior / superior status | |
| artifact | seal | a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture | |
| artifact | seal | fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure | |
| animal | seal | any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed |
| Sounds | siy'l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abele ... zeal: 65 rhymes with iyl... | |
| Meaning | fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing / sealing documents and parcels and letters. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | sealing wax | |
| Broader | fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place |
| Substances | lac | resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects |
| Spanish | foca, lacre | |
| Catalan | foca, lacre | |
| Verbs | seal | affix a seal to |
| Meaning | A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | stamp | |
| Narrower | 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 / rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand | |
| signet | A seal (especially one used to mark documents officially) | |
| Broader | device | Any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) |
| Spanish | sello, timbre | |
| Catalan | segell, timbre | |
| Verbs | seal | close with or as if with a seal |
| seal | affix a seal to | |
| Meaning | The pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a coat of seal" | |
| Synonym | sealskin | |
| Broader | fur, pelt | The dressed hairy coat of a mammal |
| Spanish | piel de foca | |
| Catalan | pell de foca | |
| Verbs | seal | hunt seals |
| Meaning | A member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Navy SEAL | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Member of | Naval Special Warfare, NSW | The agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare |
| Broader | bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boy | A serviceman in the navy |
| 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" | |
| Broader | stamp, impression | A symbol that is the result of printing or engraving |
| Spanish | sello | |
| Verbs | seal | close with or as if with a seal |
| seal | affix a seal to | |
| Meaning | An indication of approved or superior / superior status. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | cachet, seal of approval | |
| Broader | award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels | A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction |
| Spanish | cachet, distinción, prestigio, sello de aprobación, sello distintivo, sello | |
| Catalan | prestigi, segell | |
| Verbs | seal | decide irrevocably |
| Meaning | A finishing coat applied to exclude moisture. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | undercoat, underseal | seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion |
| Broader | coating, coat | A thin layer covering something |
| Spanish | sellado | |
| Verbs | seal | cover with varnish |
| Meaning | fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | break seal | A seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed |
| gasket | seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint | |
| piston ring | seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap / gap between a piston and the cylinder wall | |
| washer | seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage | |
| Broader | fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place |
| Spanish | cierre hermético, cierre, precinto | |
| Catalan | precinte | |
| Verbs | seal | make tight |
| Meaning | Any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | crabeater seal, crab-eating seal | silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans |
| eared seal | pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land | |
| earless seal, true seal, hair seal | Any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers | |
| Broader | pinniped mammal, pinniped, pinnatiped | aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers |
| Spanish | foca | |
| Catalan | foca | |
| Adjectives | phocine | of or relating to seals |
| Verbs | seal | hunt seals |
| Meaning | make tight; secure against leakage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They want to seal the doors | |
| Example | "seal the windows" | |
| Synonym | seal off | |
| Narrower | caulk, calk | seal with caulking |
| pack | seal with packing | |
| reseal | seal again | |
| waterproof | make watertight | |
| Broader | close, shut | Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed |
| Similar to | seal | Close with or as if with a seal |
| Spanish | precintar, sellar | |
| Nouns | seal | fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure |
| sealant, sealer | a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating / coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface) | |
| Meaning | Close with or as if with a seal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "She sealed the letter with hot wax" | |
| Entails | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Broader | close, fill up | Fill or stop up |
| Opposite | unseal | break the seal of |
| Similar to | seal, seal off | make tight |
| Spanish | lacrar, precintar, sellar | |
| Catalan | lacrar, precintar, segellar | |
| Nouns | seal | a device incised to make an impression |
| 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 / coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface) | |
| sealer | an official who affixes a seal / seal to a document | |
| Meaning | decide irrevocably. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "sealing dooms" | |
| Broader | decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something |
| Spanish | sellar | |
| Nouns | seal | an indication of approved or superior / superior status |
| Meaning | affix a seal to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "seal the letter" | |
| Broader | affix, stick on | attach to |
| Spanish | sellar | |
| Nouns | seal | a device incised to make an impression |
| seal | fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm | |
| seal | a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it) | |
| sealer | an official who affixes a seal / seal to a document | |
| Meaning | Cover with varnish. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | varnish | |
| Narrower | shellac, shellack | Cover with shellac |
| Broader | coat, surface | Put a coat on |
| Spanish | barnizar, charolar | |
| Catalan | envernissar, enxarolar, xarolar | |
| Nouns | seal | a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture |
| sealant, sealer | a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating / coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface) | |
| sealing | the act of treating something to make it repel water | |
| Meaning | hunt seals. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | In the summer they like to go out and seal | |
| Broader | hunt, run, hunt down, track down | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) |
| Spanish | cazar focas | |
| Catalan | caçar foques | |
| Nouns | seal | any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed |
| seal | the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal | |
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