seal
seal
si:l
sil
/siːl/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "seal"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϏ⧀āϞ, āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŋāĻ‚āĻš

a large sea animal with flippers that eats fish, can live on land and in water, and is hunted by humans for its fur
seal definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Children giggled with delight as they watched seals frolicking in the waves at the aquarium.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇ āĻšā§‡āϏ⧇ āωāĻ āϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āĻĸ⧇āωāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϏ⧀āϞ āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϞāĨ¤
02

a fastener made of a resinous material that is soft when warm, used to close or secure documents, letters, and parcels

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The old letter bore a red wax seal.
03

a device engraved to create an impression, used to secure closures or authenticate documents

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each document must carry the company seal.
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a fastener designed to create a secure, airtight, or watertight closure

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Check the seal on the bottle before opening.
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a protective coating applied to prevent moisture from penetrating

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Apply a seal over the paint for durability.
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a mark or sign indicating approval or high quality

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her performance earned the seal of excellence.
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a stamp attached to a document to verify authenticity or to close it securely

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A red seal confirmed the document's legitimacy.
08

the fur or pelt of a seal, especially the soft underfur

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The seal's pile kept it warm in icy waters.
09

a material or device that forms a watertight or airtight barrier between surfaces, preventing leaks and providing proper insulation

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Apply a seal between the two metal plates.
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āϏ⧀āϞāĻŽā§‹āĻšāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to finalize a contract, deal, or agreement
Transitive: to seal a contract or deal
to seal definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The real estate agent helped the buyers and sellers seal the deal on the purchase of the property.
āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϞ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āϟ āĻāĻœā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏ⧀āϞāĻŽā§‹āĻšāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to close or secure something tightly to prevent access
Transitive: to seal sth
to seal definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The glass jar was sealed with a metal screw-on cap to maintain the quality and longevity of its contents.
āĻ•āĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āϜāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϗ⧁āĻŖāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰ⧁-āĻ…āύ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏ⧀āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏ⧀āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§‹āĻšāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to affix a piece of wax or lead stamped with a distinctive design onto a document
Transitive: to seal a document
to seal definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The notary public sealed the legal document with their official seal, certifying its validity and legality.
āύ⧋āϟāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦāϞāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏ⧀āϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāχāύāĻŋ āĻĻāϞāĻŋāϞāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧀āϞāĻŽā§‹āĻšāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāϰ āĻŦ⧈āϧāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāχāύāĻ—āϤāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏ⧀āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—

to apply a protective coating or finish to a surface
Transitive: to seal a surface
to seal definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After applying the wood stain, the craftsman sealed the surface with a clear varnish.
āĻ•āĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻ— āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ—āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ› āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āύāĻŋāĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧀āϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏ⧀āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to close, fasten, or secure something tightly or airtight using a sealant, adhesive, or other means to prevent the passage of air, water, or other substances
Transitive: to seal sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Frustrated with the leak, they needed to seal the crack in the pipe.
āĻĢ⧁āĻŸā§‹ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĢāĻžāϟāϞ āϏ⧀āϞ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏ⧀āϞ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧀āϞ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϞāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to engage in the activity of hunting seals
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The Inuit community seals for food and fur, respecting their ancient customs and practices.
āχāύ⧁āχāϟ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻ“ āĻĢāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧀āϞ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āϰ⧀āϤāĻŋāύ⧀āϤāĻŋ āĻ“ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āϜāĻžāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
SEAL
Pronunciation
/sˈiːl/
/sˈiːl/
01

a Naval Special Warfare operative trained in unconventional combat and special operations

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Navy SEALs undergo intense physical training.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

underseal
seal
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