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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 |