'SEAL' definitions:

Definition of 'seal'

(from WordNet)
noun
Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters [syn: sealing wax, seal]
noun
A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents [syn: seal, stamp]
noun
The pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal" [syn: seal, sealskin]
noun
A member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land" [syn: Navy SEAL, SEAL]
noun
A stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal"
noun
An indication of approved or superior status [syn: cachet, seal, seal of approval]
noun
A finishing coat applied to exclude moisture
noun
Fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
noun
Any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions
verb
Make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows" [syn: seal, seal off]
verb
Close with or as if with a seal; "She sealed the letter with hot wax" [ant: unseal]
verb
Decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms"
verb
Affix a seal to; "seal the letter"
verb
Cover with varnish [syn: varnish, seal]
verb
Hunt seals

Definition of 'Seal'

From: GCIDE
  • Seal \Seal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sealing.] [OE. selen; cf. OF. seeler, seieler, F. sceller, LL. sigillare. See Seal a stamp.]
  • 1. To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed. [1913 Webster]
  • And with my hand I seal my true heart's love. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality; as, to seal weights and measures; to seal silverware. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer, wax, or other substance causing adhesion; as, to seal a letter. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret. [1913 Webster]
  • Seal up your lips, and give no words but "mum". --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. To close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with water. See 2d Seal, 5. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. Among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife. [Utah, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
  • If a man once married desires a second helpmate . . . she is sealed to him under the solemn sanction of the church. --H. Stansbury. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Seal'

From: GCIDE
  • Seal \Seal\, v. i. To affix one's seal, or a seal. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • I will seal unto this bond. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Seal'

From: GCIDE
  • Seal \Seal\, n. [OE. seel, OF. seel, F. sceau, fr. L. sigillum a little figure or image, a seal, dim. of signum a mark, sign, figure, or image. See Sign, n., and cf. Sigil.]
  • 1. An engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication or security. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to give a deed under hand and seal. [1913 Webster]
  • Till thou canst rail the seal from off my bond Thou but offend'st thy lungs to speak so loud. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. That which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which authenticates; that which secures; assurance. "Under the seal of silence." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Like a red seal is the setting sun On the good and the evil men have done. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap. [1913 Webster]
  • Great seal. See under Great.
  • Privy seal. See under Privy, a.
  • Seal lock, a lock in which the keyhole is covered by a seal in such a way that the lock can not be opened without rupturing the seal.
  • Seal manual. See under Manual, a.
  • Seal ring, a ring having a seal engraved on it, or ornamented with a device resembling a seal; a signet ring. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Seal'

From: GCIDE

Definition of 'seal'

From: Easton
  • Seal commonly a ring engraved with some device (Gen. 38:18, 25). Jezebel "wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal" (1 Kings 21:8). Seals are frequently mentioned in Jewish history (Deut. 32:34; Neh. 9:38; 10:1; Esther 3:12; Cant. 8:6; Isa. 8:16; Jer. 22:24; 32:44, etc.). Sealing a document was equivalent to the signature of the owner of the seal. "The use of a signet-ring by the monarch has recently received a remarkable illustration by the discovery of an impression of such a signet on fine clay at Koyunjik, the site of the ancient Nineveh. This seal appears to have been impressed from the bezel of a metallic finger-ring. It is an oval, 2 inches in length by 1 inch wide, and bears the image, name, and titles of the Egyptian king Sabaco" (Rawlinson's Hist. Illus. of the O.T., p. 46). The actual signet-rings of two Egyptian kings (Cheops and Horus) have been discovered. (See SIGNET.)
  • The use of seals is mentioned in the New Testament only in connection with the record of our Lord's burial (Matt. 27:66). The tomb was sealed by the Pharisees and chief priests for the purpose of making sure that the disciples would not come and steal the body away (ver. 63, 64). The mode of doing this was probably by stretching a cord across the stone and sealing it at both ends with sealing-clay. When God is said to have sealed the Redeemer, the meaning is, that he has attested his divine mission (John 6:27). Circumcision is a seal, an attestation of the covenant (Rom. 4:11). Believers are sealed with the Spirit, as God's mark put upon them (Eph. 1:13; 4:30). Converts are by Paul styled the seal of his apostleship, i.e., they are its attestation (1 Cor. 9:2). Seals and sealing are frequently mentioned in the book of Revelation (5:1; 6:1; 7:3; 10:4; 22:10).

Synonyms of 'seal'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Acronyms for 'seal'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • Simple and Efficient Adaptation Layer (ATM)
  • Simple Encrypted Arithmetic Library (MS, cryptography)

Words containing 'SEAL'