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- [seel]
- /sil/
- /siːl/
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- [seel]
- /sil/
Definitions of seal word
- noun seal a member of the U.S. Navy’s special operations forces. 1
- verb with object seal seel (def 1). 1
- idioms seal set one's seal to, to give one's approval to; authorize; endorse: Both families have set their seal to the marriage. 1
- noun plural seal any of numerous marine carnivores of the suborder Pinnipedia, including the eared or fur seals, as the sea lion, and the earless or hair seals, as the harbor seal. 1
- noun plural seal the skin of such an animal. 1
- noun plural seal leather made from this skin. 1
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Origin of seal
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English seel, seil(e), seale mark on a document, token < Old French seel (French sceau) < Late Latin *sigellum, Latin sigillum, diminutive of signum sign; replacing Middle English seil, Old English (in)segel seal < Late Latin, as above; (v.) sealen, seilen < Old French seeler, seieler, derivative of seel
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Parts of speech for Seal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
seal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for seal
verb seal
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- angeled — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- angeling — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- assure — If you assure someone that something is true or will happen, you tell them that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, often in order to make them less worried.
noun seal
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- autograph — An autograph is the signature of someone famous which is specially written for a fan to keep.
- bobber — a small float, traditionally made of cork, used in angling
- cachet — an official seal on a document, letter, etc
- certification — a document attesting the truth of a fact or statement
Antonyms for seal
verb seal
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
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