Seal vs. Seel

Seal vs. Seel — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Seal and Seel

Sealnoun

A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.

The seals in the harbor looked better than they smelled.

Seeladjective

(obsolete) Good; fortunate; opportune; happy.

Sealnoun

(heraldry) A bearing representing a creature something like a walrus.

Seelnoun

Good fortune; happiness; bliss.

Sealnoun

A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.

Seelnoun

Opportunity; time; season.

the seel of the day
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Sealnoun

An impression of such stamp on wax, paper or other material used for sealing.

Seelnoun

The rolling or agitation of a ship in a storm.

Sealnoun

A design or insignia usually associated with an organization or an official role.

The front of the podium bore the presidential seal.

Seelverb

(falconry) To sew together the eyes of a young hawk.

Sealnoun

Anything that secures or authenticates.

Seelverb

(by extension) To blind.

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Sealnoun

Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design.

The result was declared invalid, as the seal on the meter had been broken.

Seelverb

To roll on the waves in a storm.

Sealnoun

Confirmation or an indication of confirmation.

Her clothes always had her mom's seal of approval.

Seelverb

sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons

Sealnoun

Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint.

The canister is leaking. I think the main seal needs to be replaced.

Sealnoun

A tight closure, secure against leakage.

Close the lid tightly to get a good seal.

Sealnoun

A chakra.

Sealverb

(intransitive) To hunt seals.

They're organizing a protest against sealing.

Sealverb

(transitive) To place a seal on (a document).

Sealverb

To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality.

to seal weights and measures; to seal silverware

Sealverb

(transitive) To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage.

The cover is sealed. If anyone tries to open it, we'll know about it.

Sealverb

(transitive) To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).

The border has been sealed until the fugitives are found.

Sealverb

(transitive) To close securely to prevent leakage.

I've sealed the bottle to keep the contents fresh.

Sealverb

(transitive) To place in a sealed container.

I've sealed the documents in this envelope.

Sealverb

To place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope to be opened after an adjournment.

After thinking for half an hour, the champion sealed his move.

Sealverb

(transitive) To guarantee.

The last-minute goal sealed United's win.

Sealverb

To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement or plaster, etc.

Sealverb

To close by means of a seal.

to seal a drainpipe with water

Sealverb

(Mormonism) To confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife.

Sealverb

(dialectal) To tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls.

Sealnoun

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

Sealnoun

a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

Sealnoun

the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal;

a coat of seal

Sealnoun

a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare;

SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land

Sealnoun

a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it);

the warrant bore the sheriff's seal

Sealnoun

an indication of approved or superior status

Sealnoun

a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture

Sealnoun

fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure

Sealnoun

any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions

Sealverb

close with or as if with a seal;

She sealed the letter with hot wax

Sealverb

make tight; secure against leakage;

seal the windows

Sealverb

decide irrevocably;

sealing dooms

Sealverb

affix a seal to;

seal the letter

Sealverb

cover with varnish

Sealverb

hunt seals