| seal | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. seal, sealing wax | fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters. |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| ~ lac | resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. seal, stamp | a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents. |
| ~ bulla | the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull. |
| ~ cachet | a seal on a letter. |
| ~ device | any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery). |
| ~ great seal | the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty. |
| ~ handstamp, rubber stamp | a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand. |
| ~ signet | a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially). |
| n. (substance) | 3. seal, sealskin | the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal.; "a coat of seal" |
| ~ fur, pelt | the dressed hairy coat of a mammal. |
| n. (person) | 4. navy seal, seal | a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare.; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land" |
| ~ naval special warfare, nsw | the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| ~ bluejacket, navy man, sailor boy, sailor | a serviceman in the navy. |
| n. (communication) | 5. seal | a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it).; "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal" |
| ~ stamp, impression | a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving.; "he put his stamp on the envelope" |
| n. (communication) | 6. cachet, seal, seal of approval | an indication of approved or superior status. |
| ~ accolade, honor, laurels, award, honour | a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.; "an award for bravery" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. seal | a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture. |
| ~ coating, coat | a thin layer covering something.; "a second coat of paint" |
| ~ undercoat, underseal | seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. seal | fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure. |
| ~ break seal | a seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed.; "it was stored in a tube with a break seal" |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| ~ gasket | seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint. |
| ~ piston ring | seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall. |
| ~ washer | seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage. |
| n. (animal) | 9. seal | any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions. |
| ~ pinnatiped, pinniped, pinniped mammal | aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers. |
| ~ crab-eating seal, crabeater seal | silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans. |
| ~ eared seal | pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur. |
| ~ earless seal, hair seal, true seal | any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers. |
| v. (contact) | 10. seal, seal off | make tight; secure against leakage.; "seal the windows" |
| ~ close, shut | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut.; "Close the door"; "shut the window" |
| ~ seal | close with or as if with a seal.; "She sealed the letter with hot wax" |
| ~ reseal | seal again.; "reseal the bottle after using the medicine" |
| ~ waterproof | make watertight.; "Waterproof the coat" |
| ~ caulk, calk | seal with caulking.; "caulk the window" |
| ~ pack | seal with packing.; "pack the faucet" |
| v. (contact) | 11. seal | close with or as if with a seal.; "She sealed the letter with hot wax" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| ~ seal, seal off | make tight; secure against leakage.; "seal the windows" |
| ~ fill up, close | fill or stop up.; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?" |
| v. (cognition) | 12. seal | decide irrevocably.; "sealing dooms" |
| ~ decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" |
| v. (contact) | 13. seal | affix a seal to.; "seal the letter" |
| ~ affix, stick on | attach to.; "affix the seal here" |
| v. (contact) | 14. seal, varnish | cover with varnish. |
| ~ coat, surface | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface.; "coat the cake with chocolate" |
| ~ shellac, shellack | cover with shellac.; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots" |
| v. (competition) | 15. seal | hunt seals. |
| ~ hunt, hunt down, track down, run | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).; "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
| shut | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. close, shut | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut.; "Close the door"; "shut the window" |
| ~ snap | close with a snapping motion.; "The lock snapped shut" |
| ~ slat | close the slats of (windows). |
| ~ slam, bang | close violently.; "He slammed the door shut" |
| ~ shutter | close with shutters.; "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool" |
| ~ draw | move or pull so as to cover or uncover something.; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains" |
| ~ roll up | close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle.; "she rolled up the window when it started to rain" |
| ~ bung | close with a cork or stopper. |
| ~ close, shut | become closed.; "The windows closed with a loud bang" |
| ~ close, shut | become closed.; "The windows closed with a loud bang" |
| ~ seal, seal off | make tight; secure against leakage.; "seal the windows" |
| v. (contact) | 2. close, shut | become closed.; "The windows closed with a loud bang" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ close, shut | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut.; "Close the door"; "shut the window" |
| v. (social) | 3. exclude, keep out, shut, shut out | prevent from entering; shut out.; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country" |
| ~ excommunicate, unchurch, curse | exclude from a church or a religious community.; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" |
| ~ lock out | prevent employees from working during a strike. |
| ~ prevent, keep | stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state.; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles" |
| ~ ostracise, ostracize | avoid speaking to or dealing with.; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me" |
| adj. | 4. closed, shut, unopen | not open.; "the door slammed shut" |
| ~ closed | not open or affording passage or access.; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains" |
| adj. | 5. closed, shut | used especially of mouth or eyes.; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" |
| ~ blinking, winking | closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly.; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight" |
| ~ compressed, tight | pressed tightly together.; "with lips compressed" |
| ~ squinched, squinting | having eyes half closed in order to see better.; "squinched eyes" |
| joined | | |
| adj. | 1. joined, united | of or relating to two people who are married to each other. |
| ~ married | joined in matrimony.; "a married man"; "a married couple" |
| adj. | 2. coupled, joined, linked | connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks. |
| ~ connected | joined or linked together. |
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