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(verb) decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms" |
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Related Words: decide, determine, make up one's mind |
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| 2. |
(verb) hunt seals |
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Related Words: hunt, hunt down, run, track down |
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(verb) close with a seal; "She selaed the letter with hot wax" |
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Related Words: close, fill, fill up |
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Antonyms: unseal |
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(verb) make tight; secure against leakage |
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Synonyms: seal off |
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Related Words: calk, caulk, close, pack, reseal, shut, waterproof |
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(verb) affix a seal to |
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Related Words: affix, stick on |
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(noun) any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions |
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Related Words: crab-eating seal, crabeater seal, eared seal, earless seal, hair seal, pinnatiped, pinniped, pinniped mammal, true seal |
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(noun) a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents |
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Synonyms: stamp |
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Related Words: bulla, cachet, device, great seal, handstamp, rubber stamp, seal of approval, signet |
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(noun) a tight and perfect closure |
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Related Words: break seal, fastener, fastening, gasket, holdfast, piston ring, washer |
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(noun) a finishing coating applied to seal out especially moisture |
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Related Words: coat, coating, undercoat, underseal |
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(noun) a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal" |
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Related Words: impression, stamp |
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(noun) the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal" |
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Synonyms: sealskin |
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Related Words: fur, pelt |
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(verb) cover with varnish |
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Synonyms: varnish |
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Related Words: coat, lacquer, shellac, surface |
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(noun) a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters |
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Synonyms: sealing wax |
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Related Words: fastener, fastening, holdfast |
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(noun) an indication of approved or superior status |
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Synonyms: cachet, seal of approval |
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Related Words: accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels |
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