seal
seel
- n fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
- n a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
- n the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
a coat of seal - n a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare
- n a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it)
the warrant bore the sheriff's seal - n an indication of approved or superior status
- n a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture
- n fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
- n any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions
- v make tight; secure against leakage
seal the windows - v close with or as if with a seal
She sealed the letter with hot wax - v decide irrevocably
sealing dooms - v affix a seal to
seal the letter - v cover with varnish
- v hunt seals
- For Hawaiian monk seals, where males outnumber females 3 to 1, mating violence is so serious that biologists are worried that the species may be endangered.
- A Harp seal pup lays on an ice floe in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence near Charlottetown, Canada.
- In the spring when thousands of amorously barking seals follow their lovesick fancies up the coasts of Oregon and Washington toward the Pribilof Islands, their mating grounds, the .