See|SEAL
Image:Hydrurga leptonyx.JPG|thumb|A leopard seal (marine mammal).

English

Pronunciation
AHD|s�l, IPA|/si�l/, SAMPA|/si:l/
audio|en-us-seal.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�l|-i�l

Etymology 1
wikipedia|pinniped
From an inflectional form of OE. seolh

Noun
en-noun

1. A pinniped, a large marine fish-eating mammal.

#: The seals in the harbor looked better than they smelled.

Derived terms
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acme seal
Arctic seal, arctic seal
Atlantic gray seal, Atlantic grey seal
Baikal seal
bay seal
bearded seal
bottle-nosed seal
Caspian seal
common seal
crab-eater seal, crabeater seal
crab-eating seal
crawling seal
crested seal
eared seal
earless seal
elephant seal
fur seal, fur-seal
great seal
Greenland seal
gray seal, grey seal
hair seal, hair-seal
harbor seal, harbour seal<!--Canada-->
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harp seal, harp-seal
heart seal
hooded seal
Hudson bay seal, Hudson seal
jar seal
kid seal
Ladoga seal
land seal
Larga seal
leonine seal
leopard seal
leporine seal
maned seal
marbled seal
monk seal, monk-seal
native seal
pied seal
pin seal
ribbon seal
ringed seal
river seal
mid4
rock seal
Ross seal
rough seal
seal brown, seal-brown
seal calf
sealchie
seal-cloth
seal dog
sealery
seal-fin deformity
seal finger
seal fingers
seal-fish
seal-fisher
seal-fishing
seal-fur
seal-grain
seal-hole
seal-hunter
seal-hunting
mid4
seal limbs
seal-lynx point
seal-oil, seal oil
seal point, sealpoint
seal-plush
seal rookery
seal shark
sealskin
seal-tortie lynx point
seal-tortie point
seal-vat
small-ringed seal
spotted seal
square flipper seal
swan-necked seal
thong seal
true seal
ursine seal
walking seal
Weddell seal, Weddell's seal

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Translations
trans-top|pinniped
Czech: tule� m
Danish: sæl
Dutch: zeehond m
Faroese: kópur m
Finnish: hylje
French: phoque m
German: Robbe f, Seehund m
Hungarian: fóka
Irish: rón m
Italian: foca f
Japanese: 海豹 (����, azarashi); �����
Korean: 물� (mulbeom), 물� (mulgae)
Norwegian: sel m
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Latin: phoca f
Lithuanian: ruonis m
Old English: seolh
Old Norse: kópr m
Polish: foka f
Portuguese: foca f
Romanian: foc� f
Russian: ��лен� (tjulén�) m
Scots: selch
Scottish Gaelic: ròn m
Serbian: tuljan
Slovene: tjulenj m
Spanish: foca f
Swedish: säl
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Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To hunt seals

<!--this is an example of the noun "sealing": #: They're organizing a protest against sealing.-->

Synonyms
i-c|hunt seals go sealing

See also
w:pinniped|Wikipedia article on pinnipeds
clapmatch
dolphin
sea lion<!--not "sealion-->
walrus
selkie

Etymology 2
Anglo-Norman, from OF. seel (modern French sceau), from L. sigillum, a diminutive of signum#Latin|signum, sign

Noun
Image:USPresidentialSeal.jpg|thumb|US presidential seal
en-noun

1. A design associated with a government or governmental office.

#: The front of the podium bore the presidential seal.

1. Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design. (See w:Seal (device)|the Wikipedia article)

#: The result was declared invalid, as the seal on the meter had been broken.

1. Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint.

#: The canister is leaking. I think the main seal needs to be replaced.

1. (generally singular) Security against leakage.

#: Close the lid tightly to get a good seal.

Derived terms
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AccuPort? seal
Angio-Seal&reg;
apex seal
balanced seal
bellows seal
blow fill seal
Bodok seal
border seal
break seal
Bridgman seal
broad seal<!--noun-->
burning seal
cartridge seal
Chinese seal
chip seal
Christmas seal
clay seal
collation of seals
company seal
compartmented seal
compression seal
compressor seal
concentric dual seal
Confederate Seal
contract under seal
corporate seal
counter-seal<!--noun-->
crankshaft seal
cup seal
cylinder seal
diaphragm seal
door seal
double balanced seal
double seal
dry gas seal
dry seal
dual seal
dynamic seal
enamelled seal
externally pressurized seal
face seal
face-to-face seals
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farthing seal
fin seal
fisherman's seal, fisher's seal
flange seal
given under my hand and seal
glass-ceramic-to-metal seal
glass seal
golden seal, golden-seal, goldenseal
grease seal
Great Seal
guide seal
gum-seal
hand and seal
Hermes' seal
hermetic seal
hydrodynamic seal
hydrostatic seal
Imperial Seal of China
Imperial Seal of Japan
impression seal
inside-mounted seal
Keeper of the Seals
Knights Templar Seal
labyrinth seal
lady's seal
lip seal
LMLK seal
Luther seal
magnetic seal
mechanical face seal
mechanical seal
medicine seal
official seal
Official Seal of the President of Ireland
oil seal
orbital reducer seal
outside-mounted seal
palatal seal
peripheral seal
piston seal
posterior palatal seal
mid4
postpalatal seal
presidential seal
primary seal
privy seal
pusher seal
radial shaft seal
rotary seal
rotating face mechanical seal
royal seal
sanitary seal
scaraboid seal
seal assembly
seal at arms, seal of arms
seal-bag
sealbore
seal chamber
seal coating
seal-cup
seal-cylinder
seal-day
seal-engraving
seal face
seal face width
seal-flower
seal leak
sealless
seal-lock, seal lock
Seal-Lock, Sealock
seal manual
seal-master
seal of approval
seal of confession, seal of the confessional
seal-office
seal of quality
seal of relics
Seal of Solomon
seal of the demons
Seal of the President of the Philippines
Seal of the Prophets
Seal of the United States Senate
mid4
seal-pipe
seal point
seal-press
seal presser
seal receptacle
seal ring, seal-ring
seal script
seal-stamp
seal-stone
seal swell
seal-top
seal-wax, sealwax
seal-work
seal-wort
secre seal<!--sic-->
secret seal
set one's seal
set to one's seal, set to seal
set the seal on
the seven seals
shaft seal
Solomon's seal
stamp seal
state seal
stationary seal
surface sealing
sylphon seal
tandem seals
trap seal
unbalanced seal
under one's seal, under seal
Underseal, underseal<!--noun-->
under the cold seal
United States Treasury Seal
unseal
velopharyngeal seal
water seal
weather seal
wiper seal

Related terms
aseal, asseal
enseal

Translations
trans-top|pattern, design
Arabic: ARchar|خت� IPAchar|(�atm) m
Bosnian: pe�at m
Chinese: �章 (yìnzh�ng)
Croatian: pe�at m
Dutch: zegel
Finnish: tunnus, sinetti
French: sceau m
German: Siegel n, Petschaft n
Hungarian: pecsét
Italian: sigillo m
trans-mid
Japanese: � (��, han), �章 (�����, insh�), � (ji), �� (����, fūin)
Korean: �� (dojang)
Latin: sigillum m
Portuguese: selo m
Russian: пе�а�� (pe�át�) f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: пе�а� m
:Latin: pe�at#Serbian|pe�at m
Slovene: pe�at m
Spanish: sello m
Swedish: sigill
Ukrainian: пе�а�� (pe�át�) f
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trans-top|something which will be visibly damaged when a container is opened
Finnish: sinetti
German: Siegel
trans-mid
Slovene: pe�at m
Swedish: sigill
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trans-top|something designed to prevent liquids or gasses from leaking
Finnish: tiiviste
trans-mid
Norwegian: forsegling m
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trans-top|security against leakage
Finnish: sinetti, tiiviys
French: joint#French|joint
German: Siegel
Italian: sigillo
trans-mid
Japanese: �, ��, ��
Norwegian: segl n
Swedish: sigill
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To place a seal on (a document).
2. transitive To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage.

#: The cover is sealed. If anyone tries to open it, we'll know about it.

1. transitive To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).

#: The border has been sealed until the fugitives are found.

1. transitive To close securely to prevent leakage.

#: I've sealed the bottle to keep the contents fresh.

1. transitive To place in a sealed container.

#: I've sealed the documents in this envelope.

1. context|transitive|chess To place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope to be opened after an adjournment.

#: After thinking for half an hour, the champion sealed his move.

Synonyms
i-c|place a seal on
(fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage):
(prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)): block, block off, close, close off, obstruct, seal off
i-c|close securely to prevent leakage
i-c|place in a sealed container enclose
i-c|chess term

Derived terms
<!--terms derived from the VERB-->
top2
counter-seal, counterseal<!--verb-->
heat-seal
reseal
sealable
sealant
sealed<!--adjective-->
<!--terms derived from "sealed" are on the page for that word-->
sealer<!--one who/that which seals (something)-->
mid2
seal in
sealing<!--adjective, noun-->
seal off
seal somebody's fate, seal someone's fate
seal under
seal up
underseal

Translations
trans-top|place a seal on (a document)
French: sceller
trans-mid
Slovene: zape�atiti
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trans-top|fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage
Ewe: xe
Finnish: sinetöidä
trans-mid
Slovene: zape�atiti
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trans-top|prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)
Ewe: xe
Finnish: sulkea
trans-mid
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trans-top|close securely
Finnish: tiivistää
trans-mid
Slovene: zatesniti
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trans-top|place in a sealed container
Finnish: sinetöidä, sulkea
trans-mid
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trans-top|chess term
trans-mid
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See also
stamp

Etymology 3
From Old English sælan|sǣlan �bind�.

Verb
en-verb

1. context|dialectal To tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls.

Category:Mammals

Estonian

Pronoun
seal

1. there

Category:Estonian pronouns

Frisian

Noun
seal

1. saddle
2. hall

Category:Frisian nouns

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