(n): restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
(n): a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
(n): any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
(n): the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal
(n): the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
(n): a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare
(n): a serviceman in the navy
(n): a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it)
(n): a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
(n): an indication of approved or superior status
(n): a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
(n): a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture
(n): a thin layer covering something
(n): fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
(n): restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
(n): any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions
(n): aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
(v): make tight; secure against leakage
(v): move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
(v): close with or as if with a seal
(v): fill or stop up
(v): decide irrevocably
(v): reach, make, or come to a decision about something
(v): affix a seal to
(v): attach to
(v): cover with varnish
(v): put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
(v): hunt seals
(v): pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
When I was in college, I used to have to visit the delightful ladies in the education office to get offical things embossed with the school insignia. Upon being asked, one secretary would say to the other, "It's time to use the seal," or some such introductory comment. Then both middle-aged women would start whooping. Sometimes hand motions would accompany the performance.