Phrase Hound found 118 phrases and 63 compound words that contain seal. The most common are listed below. Open seal in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 118
- seal of approvalAn official approval; the mark denoting it (in a document); a sanction; (figuratively) any semiofficial, authoritative, or humorous approval.
- harbor sealSynonym of common seal: Phoca vitulina, a seal living in the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- grey sealA seal species (Halichoerus grypus).
- seal scriptSynonym of small seal script: An ancient Chinese calligraphic script, standardized in 220 BC by Li Si, the chancellor of the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty, from various forms used by Qin
- seal the dealTo come to an agreement; to finalize a deal.
- elephant sealAny large marine mammal of the genus Mirounga, the largest of the pinnipeds.
- fur sealAny pinniped of the genera Arctocephalus and Callorhinus, differing from the sea lions in having dense underfur.
- great sealThe main seal of a nation or state that symbolizes its authority, and with which official documents are stamped.
- ribbon sealA species (Histriophoca fasciata) of true seal found in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean.
- harp sealOne of species Pagophilus groenlandicus, a true seal (or earless seal) found in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.
- northern fur sealA fur seal of the species Callorhinus ursinus (formerly Arctocephalus ursinus), of the northern Pacific.
- seal-hunterOne who hunts seals.
- Seal BeachA city in Orange County, California, United States.
- Seal of the ProphetsMuhammad.
- hooded sealAn arctic seal, Cystophora cristata, notable for the fleshy bulge on its forehead and nose.
- hermetically sealTo seal with an airtight seal.
- leopard sealA large pinniped mammal (Hydrurga leptonyx) found in the Antarctic.
- spotted sealA kind of true seal, Phoca largha, inhabiting ice floes and waters of the north Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas.
- eared sealA seal belonging in the Otariidae family; a fur seal or a sea lion, differing from the true seals in having small, visible ears and the ability to walk on land.
- monk sealA seal of the genus Monachus.
- under sealBearing a seal.
- bearded sealAny member of species Erignathus barbatus of earless seals with conspicuous whiskers, found in and around the Arctic Ocean.
- southern elephant sealA large seal, found mainly around Antarctica of species Mirounga leonina, famous for being the largest ever carnivoran mammal.
- break the sealTo urinate, particularly for the first time after drinking alcohol.
- breaking the sealpresent participle and gerund of break the seal
Compound words 63
- SealyA surname.
- goldensealHydrastis canadensis, a perennial herb of the buttercup family, native to southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States, with a thick, yellow knotted rootstock and diverse medicinal properties.
- sealskinA type of fabric made from the skin of seals.
- ensealTo mark with, or as if with, a seal (stamp)
- missealTo seal improperly.
- countersealTo seal or ratify with another or others.
- sealwaxsealing wax
- chipsealA pavement surface treatment that combines one or more layers of asphalt with one or more layers of fine aggregate.
- desealto remove sealant.
- gigasealA seal between a cell and a micropipette that has an electrical resistance in the order of a gigaohm