seal : Idioms & Phrases

• noun of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California
  Callorhinus ursinus.
  

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• noun medium-sized greyish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of the Arctic Ocean
  Erignathus barbatus; squareflipper square flipper.
  

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• noun a seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed
  
  • it was stored in a tube with a break seal

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Broad" seal`

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1. The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state.

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• (Old Law), a method of ascertaining the genuineness of a seal by comparing it with another known to be genuine. Bouvier.

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• noun small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere
  Phoca vitulina; common seal.
  

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• a seal adopted and used by a corporation .

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• noun a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
  special contract; contract under seal.
  

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• noun silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans
  crab-eating seal.
  

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• noun silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans
  crab-eating seal.
  

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• noun pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur
  

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• (Zoöl.), any seal of the family Otariidæ, including the fur seals and hair seals. See Seal.

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• noun any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers
  earless seal; hair seal.
  

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• noun either of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks
  sea elephant.
  

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• (Zoöl.), an African jumping shrew (Macroscelides typicus), having a long nose like a proboscis.

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• (Bot.), any plant of the liliaceous genus Smilacina having small whitish flowers in terminal racemes or panicles.

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• noun an eared seal of the northern Pacific
  
• noun eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin
  
  • the male fur seal is much larger than the female

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• (Zoöl.) one of several species of seals of the genera Callorhinus and Arclocephalus, inhabiting the North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) breeds in vast numbers on the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; called also sea bear.

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• noun perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
  goldenseal; turmeric root; yellow root; Hydrastis Canadensis.
  

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• (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb (Hydrastis Canadensis), with a thick knotted rootstock and large rounded leaves.

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• noun the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty
  

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• . (a) The principal seal of a kingdom or state. (b) In Great Britain, the lord chancellor (who is custodian of this seal); also, his office. #sp in original, "Britain" was "Britian"

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• noun the seal of the United States government
  

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• noun North American perennial herb with smooth foliage and drooping tubular greenish flowers
  Polygonatum biflorum; Polygonatum commutatum.
  

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• noun a fur seal of the Pacific coast of California and southward
  Arctocephalus philippi.
  

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• noun any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers
  earless seal; hair seal.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of several species of eared seals which do not produce fur; a sea lion.

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• noun small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere
  Phoca vitulina; common seal.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the common seal.
• (Zoöl.), the common seal (Phoca vitulina). It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean, and often ascends rivers; called also marbled seal, native seal, river seal, bay seal, land seal, sea calf, sea cat, sea dog, dotard, ranger, selchie, tangfish.

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• noun common Arctic seal; the young are all white
  Pagophilus groenlandicus.
  

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• (Zoöl.), an arctic seal (Phoca Groenlandica). The adult males have a light-colored body, with a harp-shaped mark of black on each side, and the face and throat black. Called also saddler, and saddleback. The immature ones are called bluesides.

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• noun medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters
  bladdernose; Cystophora cristata.
  

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• a large North Atlantic seal (Cystophora cristata). The male has a large, inflatible, hoodlike sac upon the head. Called also hoodcap.

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• noun muskrat fur dressed to simulate sealskin
  

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• a high officer of state, who has custody of the great seal. The office is now united with that of lord chancellor. Eng.

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• (styled also lord privy seal), a high officer of state, through whose hands pass all charters, pardons, etc., before they come to the great seal. He is a privy councillor, and was formerly called clerk of the privy seal. Eng.

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La"dy's seal"

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1. (Bot.) (a) The European Solomon's seal (Polygonatum verticillatum). (b) The black bryony (Tamus communis).

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• noun the senior cabinet minister in the British Cabinet who has no official duties
  

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• (Zoöl.), the sea lion.

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• a small gem or paste engraved with reversed characters, to serve as a seal. Such seals were used by Roman physicians to stamp the names of their medicines.

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• (Zoöl.), a species of seal (Monachus albiventer) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic.

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• noun a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare
  SEAL.
  
  • SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land

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• . See under Privy, a.

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• the seal which the king uses in grants, etc., which are to pass the great seal, or which the uses in matters of subordinate consequence which do not require the great seal; also, elliptically, the principal secretary of state, or person intrusted with the privy seal. Eng.

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• (Zoöl.), a North Pacific seal (Histriophoca fasciata). The adult male is dark brown, conspicuously banded and striped with yellowish white.

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• (Zoöl.), a North Pacific seal (Phoca foetida) having ringlike spots on the body.

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• (Zoöl.), the harbor seal. See Seal.

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• noun a small explosive device (resembling a firecracker) that is used underwater in order to frighten mammals away from fishing grounds
  

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• verb close with or as if with a tight seal
  lock in.
  
  • This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!

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• noun an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy
  phocomelia.
  

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• 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.

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• . See under Manual, a.

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• noun an indication of approved or superior status
  cachet; seal.
  

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• verb make tight; secure against leakage
  seal.
  
  • seal the windows
• verb impose a blockade on
  blockade.
  

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• noun a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber; used in making soap and dressing leather and as a lubricant
  

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• noun a ring bearing a signet
  signet ring.
  

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• a ring having a seal engraved on it, or ornamented with a device resembling a seal; a signet ring.

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Seal"-brown` adjective

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1. Of a rich dark brown color, like the fur of the fur seal after it is dyed.

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• noun a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
  special contract; contract under seal.
  

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• noun any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface
  

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• noun fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
  seal.
  

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Seal"ing wax`

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1. A compound of the resinous materials, pigments, etc., used as a material for seals, as for letters, documents, etc.

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• adjective satellite capable of sealing itself as after being pierced
  
  • self-sealing tires
• adjective satellite seals without the application of moisture
  
  • self-sealing envelopes

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• noun a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism
  Shield of David; Star of David; Magen David; Mogen David.
  

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• (Bot.), a perennial liliaceous plant of the genus Polygonatum, having simple erect or curving stems rising from thick and knotted rootstocks, and with white or greenish nodding flowers. The commonest European species is Polygonatum multiflorum. P. biflorum and P. giganteum are common in the Eastern United States. See Illust. of Rootstock.

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• noun any of several plants of the genus Polygonatum having paired drooping yellowish-green flowers and a thick rootstock with scars shaped like Solomon's seal
  

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• (Zoöl.), the bearded seal. See the Note under Seal.

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• to place it in the hands of a commissioner or commissioners during the abeyance of the ordinary administration, as between the going out of one lord keeper and accession of another. Eng.

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• noun any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers
  earless seal; hair seal.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) See Sea bear, and the Note under 1st Seal.

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