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| Sounds | siy'l |
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| Rhymes | abele, anneal, appeal, and 60 more rhymes in iyl at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm. Used for sealing documents and parcels and letters. |
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| Synonyms | sealing wax |
| Broader | fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing |
| Substances | lac |
| Verbs | seal |
| Meaning | A device incised to make an impression. Used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents. |
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| Synonyms | stamp |
| Narrower | bulla; cachet; great seal; handstamp, rubber stamp; signet |
| Broader | device |
| Verbs | seal; seal |
| Meaning | The pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal. |
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| Examples | "a coat of seal" |
| Synonyms | sealskin |
| Broader | fur, pelt |
| Verbs | seal |
| Meaning | A member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare. |
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| Examples | "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land" |
| Synonyms | Navy SEAL |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
| Member of | Naval Special Warfare, NSW |
| Broader | bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boy |
| Meaning | A stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it). |
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| Examples | "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal" |
| Broader | stamp, impression |
| Verbs | seal; seal |
| Meaning | An indication of approved or superior status. |
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| Synonyms | cachet, seal of approval |
| Broader | award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels |
| Verbs | seal |
| Meaning | A finishing coat applied to exclude moisture. |
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| Narrower | undercoat, underseal |
| Broader | coating, coat |
| Verbs | seal |
| Meaning | Fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure. |
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| Narrower | break seal; gasket; piston ring; washer |
| Broader | fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing |
| Verbs | seal |
| Meaning | Any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed. Chiefly of cold regions. |
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| Narrower | crabeater seal, crab-eating seal; eared seal; earless seal, true seal, hair seal |
| Broader | pinniped mammal, pinniped, pinnatiped |
| Adjectives | phocine |
| Verbs | seal |
| Meaning | Close with or as if with a seal. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "She sealed the letter with hot wax" |
| Entails | fasten, fix, secure |
| Broader | close, fill up |
| Contrary | unseal |
| Similar to | seal, seal off |
| Nouns | seal; sealer; seal; sealant |
| Meaning | Make tight. Secure against leakage. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Model | They want to seal the doors |
| Examples | "seal the windows" |
| Synonyms | seal off |
| Narrower | reseal; waterproof; caulk, calk; pack |
| Broader | close, shut |
| Similar to | seal |
| Nouns | seal; sealant, sealer |
| Meaning | Decide irrevocably. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Examples | "sealing dooms" |
| Broader | decide, make up one's mind, determine |
| Nouns | seal |
| Meaning | Affix a seal to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "seal the letter" |
| Broader | affix, stick on |
| Nouns | seal; sealer; seal; seal |
| Meaning | Cover with varnish. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | varnish |
| Narrower | shellac |
| Broader | coat, surface |
| Nouns | sealing; sealant, sealer; seal |
| Meaning | Hunt seals. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Model | In the summer they like to go out and seal |
| Broader | hunt, run, hunt down, track down |
| Nouns | seal; seal |