seal
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4.2
- noun
- /siːl/
- Formal
:
sello
- Bill Mitchell stands at a dark blue podium with the seal of the President in front.
- seal of approval
- wax seal
- products bearing the seal
You know, we want to close more deals, AKA get more seals.
- You know, we want to close more deals, AKA get more seals.
- No one has a deed of seal for me more than that.
- Yes, I've seen that seal before, but here no one commands but me.
Examples
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The document was authenticated with the official seal of the corporation.
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The Green Cross Certification Company of Oakland, California, will give its seal of approval to "environmentally friendly" products.
Academic text (1990) -
On the wall behind him is the seal of the State of California.
Fiction book (1996) -
When he returned, he held the Great Seal high for all to see.
Fiction book (1996) -
And can you confirm the seal is intact?
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All our evidence reports have individual seals.
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I stamped my seal on the agreement, so it's an official partnership.
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Does anybody here happen to know what the official motto of New York is on the official seal of the state of New York?
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And this scroll bears the seal of the messenger of God, the Prophet Muhammad.
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The Queen is able to detain the pilgrims by refusing to stamp her seal on their travel documents.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
73
1.0
A mark made by pressing or printing to show official approval
11
3.9
An official stamp shows a person in charge thinks something is good
4
9.3
A small seal set in a ring for marking papers as official
2
7.5
An official stamp used by a government to show that a document is genuine
1
6.5
A ring with a carved seal used to stamp wax to show who owned or approved a document
1
3.5
A hand tool with a rubber surface that makes a mark when pressed on an ink pad
1
9.9
A mark used to show a document is real and from an important person
1
5.3
An official seal used to show a United States government document is real
A seal or mark on a letter that shows it is official
A ring with a carved top you press into wax to make a mark
Compounds
- Formal
52
4.4
A member of a top United States Navy unit trained for special sea, air, and land missions
- US
1
6.8
A medium-sized Arctic animal that lives in the sea with long whiskers used to find food under ice
1
9.9
A senior UK government official who has an old title, no set duties, and sometimes has extra responsibilities
1
5.3
An official seal used to show a United States government document is real
- Formal
A formal written agreement signed with a special stamp that has stronger force in law
A silvery grey seal from Antarctica that eats mainly small sea animals with shells
A large sea mammal with thick fur that lives on the Pacific coast from Alaska to California
A seal with thick fur that lives on rocky Pacific coasts near California and Mexico
- Specialized
A sea animal with no outer ears, a stiff coat of hair, and back legs like flippers
- Archaic
A yellowish liquid from seal fat that people use to make soap, treat leather, and burn in lamps
- Specialized
A sea mammal without visible ears, with fur and back flippers for swimming
A woodland plant with long curved stems, pairs of hanging green bell flowers and a thick root with round scars
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
Seal comes from the Latin word sigillum, which meant 'little sign'; people made a wax or metal mark like a 'signature' to show a document was real, and that mark became known as a seal.