Seal - English meaning

adjective

Able to stick fast to a surface or object; sticky.

Usage examples:

An adhesive label

noun

A substance used for sticking objects or materials together; glue.

Usage examples:

Tile adhesive

noun

Glue

Usage examples:

[ c ] use a water-resistant adhesive., the pages were held together with adhesive tape.

noun

A small piece of metal, plastic, or cloth bearing a design or words, typically worn to identify a person or to indicate membership of an organization or support for a cause.

Usage examples:

The badge of the cheshire regiment

verb

Mark with a badge or other distinguishing emblem.

Usage examples:

Vendors can badge their products ‘certified’

An emblem that signifies your status

noun

A large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.

Usage examples:

A block of marble

verb

Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.

Usage examples:

The narrow roads were blocked by cars

verb

Obstruct

phrasal verb

Render unsuitable for passage

phrasal verb

To fill a narrow space with something so that nothing can pass through

Usage examples:

In autumn, leaves block the drains up.

noun

A bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window.

Usage examples:

He reached through the hole in the door and slid the bolt on the inside.

verb

Fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket.

Usage examples:

All the doors were locked and bolted

verb

(of a horse or other animal) run away suddenly, typically from fear.

Usage examples:

The horses shied and bolted

noun

A kind of soft, flat hat, typically with a peak.

Usage examples:

A man wearing a raincoat and a flat cap

verb

Short for percussion cap.

noun

Short for capitalization.

Usage examples:

Mid-cap companies

verb

(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.

Usage examples:

Willie choked on a mouthful of tea

noun

A valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.

Usage examples:

An automatic choke

noun

The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.

Usage examples:

Cut the artichokes in half and remove the hairy inner choke and any hard leaves, leaving only the t…

verb

Confirm or settle (a contract or bargain).

Usage examples:

The texan wanted to impress him to clinch a business deal

noun

A struggle or scuffle at close quarters.

Usage examples:

Breaking from a clinch, he crossed with his right

verb

To succeed in making an agreement certain, esp. after a long period of discussion

Usage examples:

The deal was clinched when they agreed to share the shipping costs.

noun

A shoe with a thick wooden sole.

Usage examples:

Traditional footwear is sandals or wooden clogs with a thong that passes between the big toe and th…

verb

Block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter.

Usage examples:

The gutters were clogged up with leaves

verb

To become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is slowed or stopped, or to cause this to happen

Usage examples:

[ t ] during rush hour, downtown streets are clogged with commuters., [ m ] too much cholesterol cl…

adjective

Only a short distance away or apart in space or time.

Usage examples:

The hotel is close to the sea

adverb

Very near to someone or something; with very little space between.

Usage examples:

They stood close to the door

noun

Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective).

phrasal verb

Very close

phrase

Very near.

Usage examples:

Close up she was no less pretty

noun

A photograph taken from a short distance that gives a very detailed picture

Usage examples:

She took a stunning close-up of him.

adjective

Having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

Usage examples:

A complete list of courses offered by the university

verb

Finish making or doing.

Usage examples:

He completed his phd in 1993

verb

Having all necessary qualities

verb

Bring or come to an end.

Usage examples:

They conclude their study with these words

verb

To cause something to end, or to end

Usage examples:

[ t ] she concluded her remarks by thanking her supporters., [ i ] i’d like to conclude with a song…

verb

To have a particular opinion about something after thinking carefully about it

Usage examples:

Conclude that analysts concluded that borrowing costs were at or very near their peak., the study c…

noun

A buoyant light brown substance obtained from the outer layer of the bark of the cork oak.

Usage examples:

Vinyl-coated cork is practical as a floor covering

verb

Close or seal (a bottle) with a cork.

Usage examples:

The bottles were tightly corked and wired

proper noun

A port town in the south of the republic of ireland, on the river lee; population 190,384 (2006).

noun

A comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal.

Usage examples:

A large game bird with a conspicuous erect red crest

verb

Reach the top of (a hill or wave).

Usage examples:

She crested a hill and saw the valley spread out before her

noun

The top or highest part of something such as a wave or a hill

Usage examples:

We climbed to the crest of the hill., the flood waters crested thursday (= reached their highest le…

noun

A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.

Usage examples:

A measuring device

noun

An object or machine that has been invented to fulfill a particular purpose

Usage examples:

A handheld device, a safety device, electronic/mechanical devices, he invented a device for measuri…

noun

An object or machine which has been invented for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Biotech and medical devices, you should not use any personal electronic device, such as a cell phon…

noun

A heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family.

Usage examples:

America's national emblem, the bald eagle

noun

An object that is used to represent a particular person, group, or idea, or a picture of the object

Usage examples:

A dove is often used as an emblem of peace.

noun

Something such as a picture which is a symbol for a particular person, organization, group, or idea

Usage examples:

The merchandise carries the alfa romeo emblem., the leather-goods manufacturer began to be seen an …

verb

Set up on a firm or permanent basis.

Usage examples:

The scheme was established in 1975

verb

Set up or found

verb

To start something that will last for a long time, or to create or set something in a particular way

Usage examples:

He helped to establish the university of california at berkeley., once we establish the price, we c…

verb

Close or do up securely.

Usage examples:

The tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons

verb

To make or become firmly attached or closed

Usage examples:

[ i ] this skirt fastens at the back., [ t ] fasten your seatbelt.

verb

Cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full.

Usage examples:

I filled the bottle with water

noun

An amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear.

Usage examples:

We have eaten our fill

verb

Make full, also in a metaphorical sense

noun

A distinguishing badge or emblem of military rank, office, or membership of an organization.

Usage examples:

A khaki uniform with colonel's insignia on the collar

noun

An object or mark which shows that a person belongs to a particular organization or has a particular rank

Usage examples:

A cub scout insignia

noun

A mechanism for keeping a door, window, lid, or container fastened, typically operated by a key.

Usage examples:

The key turned firmly in the lock

verb

Fasten or secure (something) with a lock.

Usage examples:

She closed and locked her desk

noun

A piece of a person's hair that coils or hangs together.

Usage examples:

She pushed back a lock of hair

noun

A small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.

Usage examples:

The blow left a red mark down one side of her face

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

noun

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a deutschmark.

Usage examples:

Germany spent billions of marks to save the french franc from speculators

noun

A motif of two or more interwoven letters, typically a person's initials, used to identify a personal possession or as a logo.

Usage examples:

A handkerchief with his monogram embroidered on one corner

verb

Decorate with a monogram.

Usage examples:

Irish linen napkins monogrammed with the initials c.s

verb

Stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage).

Usage examples:

Thick make-up can occlude the pores

verb

To block something

Usage examples:

Veins can get occluded by blood clots.

noun

A piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up.

Usage examples:

Somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow

verb

Short for fireplug.

noun

Material used for sealing something so as to make it airtight or watertight.

Usage examples:

Blobs of silicone sealant

noun

A substance such as paint or polish that is painted onto a surface to protect it from other liquids going into it, or is put in the space between two materials for the same reason

noun

A device or substance used to seal something.

Usage examples:

A vacuum sealer extends the time wine remains drinkable

noun

A ship or person engaged in hunting seals.

Usage examples:

Shipped from england to port jackson, he served seven years for theft, but later became a sealer, e…

adjective

Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.

Usage examples:

Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

verb

Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.

Usage examples:

Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective

Free from risk and the threat of change for the worse

Usage examples:

A secure job, people want to feel secure economically., the museum has a large endowment, so its fu…

verb

Resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem).

Usage examples:

The unions have settled their year-long dispute with hollywood producers

noun

A wooden bench with a high back and arms, typically incorporating a box under the seat.

Usage examples:

She read to her brother, who sat on the settle opposite her

verb

To get or to become comfortable

Usage examples:

[ t ] campbell settled herself in front of a blazing fire., [ i ] he settled back in his chair and …

verb

Move (something) into position so as to block an opening; close.

Usage examples:

Shut the window, please

verb

Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

verb

Bring down (one's foot) heavily on the ground or on something on the ground.

Usage examples:

He stamped his foot in frustration

noun

An instrument for stamping a pattern or mark, in particular an engraved or inked block or die.

Usage examples:

Hathaway used a variety of stamps to mark his tools.

verb

Walk heavily

verb

(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.

Usage examples:

His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

noun

A cessation of movement or operation.

Usage examples:

All business came to a stop

verb

Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

noun

A plug for sealing a hole, especially in the neck of a bottle or other container.

Usage examples:

Marie shredded the book's pages, enclosed the shreds within gel capsules, put the capsules inside a…

verb

Use a stopper to seal (a bottle or other container).

Usage examples:

Stopper the jug with a cork

noun

A round object that fits into or covers a hole, such as in a sink, to prevent liquids from escaping it

Usage examples:

A rubber sink stopper

noun

A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.

Usage examples:

The symbol r in figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective

verb

Symbolize.

Usage examples:

The first was symbol of the atonement the 2nd was to symbol the carrying away of sins.

noun

A thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact, quality, feeling, etc.

Usage examples:

I wanted to offer you a small token of my appreciation

adjective

Done for the sake of appearances or as a symbolic gesture.

Usage examples:

Cases like these often bring just token fines from magistrates

noun

Something you give to someone or do for someone to express your feelings or intentions

Usage examples:

It isn’t a big present – it’s just a token of thanks for your help., subway tokens, a token fee, a …