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- [seel]
- /sil/
- /siːld/
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- [seel]
- /sil/
Definitions of sealed word
- noun sealed an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity. 1
- noun sealed a stamp, medallion, ring, etc., engraved with such a device, for impressing paper, wax, lead, or the like: The king took the seal from his finger and applied it to the document. 1
- noun sealed the impression so obtained: It was unmistakably the royal seal on the document. 1
- noun sealed a mark or symbol attached to a legal document and imparting a formal character to it, originally wax with an impression. 1
- noun sealed a piece of wax or similar adhesive substance so attached to an envelope, folded document, etc., that it must be broken when the object is opened, insuring that the contents have not been tampered with or altered. 1
- noun sealed anything that tightly or completely closes or secures a thing, as closures or fastenings for doors and railroad cars, adhesive stamps and tapes used to secure the flap of an envelope, etc. 1
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Origin of sealed
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 Sealed
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sealed 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".
sealed usage trend in Literature
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adj sealed
- assured — Someone who is assured is very confident and relaxed.
- at rest — not moving; still
- cinched — a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- closed — A closed group of people does not welcome new people or ideas from outside.
- destined — If something is destined to happen or if someone is destined to behave in a particular way, that thing seems certain to happen or be done.
adjective sealed
- airtight — If a container is airtight, its lid fits so tightly that no air can get in or out.
- endorsed — Declare one's public approval or support of.
- hushful — Full of, pervaded by, or characteristic of stillness or silence; tending to hush to rest.
- imperviable — Impervious.
- leakproof — designed to prevent leaking: a leakproof bottle.
verb sealed
- caulked — Simple past tense and past participle of caulk.
- chalked — Simple past tense and past participle of chalk.
- corked — (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin
- mortared — a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.
- mortised — a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
noun sealed
- hallmarked — Simple past tense and past participle of hallmark.
- monogrammed — Past participle of monogram.
Top questions with sealed
- how to open a sealed envelope?
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