seals

Noun (1)

seal (plural seals)

1. A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
   • The seals in the harbor looked better than they smelled.

   Synonyms:

   sea puppy, pinniped

Noun (2)

seal (plural seals)

1. A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.
   • She [Nature] carved thee for her seal, and meant thereby
     Thou shouldst print more, not let that copy die.1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 11”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC
2. An impression of such stamp on wax, paper or other material used for sealing.
3. A facsimile of an impression of such stamp that is a mark or symbol of an office or organisation.
   • The front of the podium bore the presidential seal.
4. Anything that secures or authenticates.
5. 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.

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