solomons(n = noun.location) solomon islands - the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth;
is a kind of archipelago
is a part of melanesia
has parts: guadalcanal, solomon islands

1.  seal(n = noun.artifact) sealing wax - fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters;
is a kind of fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
Derived form verb seal₄

2.  seal(n = noun.artifact) stamp - a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents;
is a kind of device
has particulars: bulla, cachet, great seal, handstamp, rubber stamp, signet
Derived forms verb seal₂, verb seal₄

3.  seal(n = noun.substance) sealskin - the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal"
is a kind of fur, pelt
Derived form verb seal₆

4.  seal(n = noun.person) navy seal - a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land"
is a kind of bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boy
is a member of naval special warfare, nsw

5.  seal(n = noun.communication) - a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal"
is a kind of impression, stamp
Derived forms verb seal₂, verb seal₄

6.  seal(n = noun.communication) cachet, seal of approval - an indication of approved or superior status;
is a kind of accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels
Derived form verb seal₃

7.  seal(n = noun.artifact) - a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture;
is a kind of coat, coating
has particulars: undercoat, underseal
Derived form verb seal₅

8.  seal(n = noun.artifact) - fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure;
is a kind of fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
has particulars: break seal, gasket, piston ring, washer
Derived form verb seal₁

9.  seal(n = noun.animal) - any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions;
is a kind of pinnatiped, pinniped, pinniped mammal
has particulars: crab-eating seal, crabeater seal, eared seal, earless seal, hair seal, true seal
Derived form verb seal₆

1.  seal(v = verb.contact) seal off - make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows"
is one way to close, shut
Derived forms noun seal₈, noun sealant₁, noun sealer₁
Sample sentences: They want to seal the doors

2.  seal(v = verb.contact) - close with or as if with a seal; "She sealed the letter with hot wax"
is one way to close, fill up
Antonym: unseal
Derived forms noun seal₂, noun seal₅, noun sealant₁, noun sealer₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

3.  seal(v = verb.cognition) - decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms"
is one way to decide, determine, make up one's mind
Derived form noun seal₆
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

4.  seal(v = verb.contact) - affix a seal to; "seal the letter"
is one way to affix, stick on
Derived forms noun seal₂, noun seal₁, noun seal₅, noun sealer₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

5.  seal(v = verb.contact) varnish - cover with varnish;
is one way to coat, surface
Derived forms noun seal₇, noun sealant₁, noun sealer₁, noun sealing₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

6.  seal(v = verb.competition) - hunt seals;
is one way to hunt, hunt down, run, track down
Derived forms noun seal₉, noun seal₃
Sample sentences: In the summer they like to go out and seal

   Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidæ and Otariidæ. [1913 Webster]
" Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as sea lion, sea leopard, sea bear, or ursine seal, fur seal, and sea elephant. The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata), and the ringed seal (Phoca fœtida), are northern species. See also Eared seal, Harp seal, Monk seal, and Fur seal, under Eared, Harp, Monk, and Fur. Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some species is very abundant." [1913 Webster]

1.  An engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication or security. [1913 Webster]

2.  Wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to give a deed under hand and seal. [1913 Webster]
"Till thou canst rail the seal from off my bond
Thou but offend'st thy lungs to speak so loud." [1913 Webster]

3.  That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it. [1913 Webster]

4.  That which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which authenticates; that which secures; assurance. Milton. [1913 Webster]
"Like a red seal is the setting sun
On the good and the evil men have done." [1913 Webster]

5.  An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap. [1913 Webster]

1.  To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed. [1913 Webster]
"And with my hand I seal my true heart's love." [1913 Webster]

2.  To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality; as, to seal weights and measures; to seal silverware. [1913 Webster]

3.  To fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer, wax, or other substance causing adhesion; as, to seal a letter. [1913 Webster]

4.  Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret. [1913 Webster]
"Seal up your lips, and give no words but “mum”." [1913 Webster]

5.  To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like. Gwilt. [1913 Webster]

6.  To close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with water. See 2d Seal, 5. [1913 Webster]

7.  Among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife. [1913 Webster]
"If a man once married desires a second helpmate . . . she is sealed to him under the solemn sanction of the church." [1913 Webster]

   To affix one's seal, or a seal. [1913 Webster]
"I will seal unto this bond." [1913 Webster]

seal, n. & v.
--n.
1 a piece of wax, lead, paper, etc., with a stamped design, attached to a document as a guarantee of authenticity.
2 a similar material attached to a receptacle, envelope, etc., affording security by having to be broken to allow access to the contents.
3 an engraved piece of metal, gemstone, etc., for stamping a design on a seal.
4 a a substance or device used to close an aperture or act as a fastening. b an amount of water standing in the trap of a drain to prevent foul air from rising.
5 an act or gesture or event regarded as a confirmation or guarantee.
6 a significant or prophetic mark (has the seal of death in his face).
7 a decorative adhesive stamp.
8 esp. Eccl. a vow of secrecy; an obligation to silence.
--v.tr.
1 close securely or hermetically.
2 stamp or fasten with a seal.
3 fix a seal to.
4 certify as correct with a seal or stamp.
5 (often foll. by up) confine or fasten securely.
6 settle or decide (their fate is sealed).
7 (foll. by off) put barriers round (an area) to prevent entry and exit, esp. as a security measure.
8 apply a non-porous coating to (a surface) to make it impervious.

Idiom:
Great Seal (in the UK) the seal in the charge of the Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper used in sealing important State papers. one's lips are sealed one is obliged to keep a secret. sealed-beam (attrib.) designating a vehicle headlamp with a sealed unit consisting of the light source, reflector, and lens. sealed book see BOOK. sealed orders orders for procedure not to be opened before a specified time. sealing-wax a mixture of shellac and rosin with turpentine and pigment, softened by heating and used to make seals. seal ring a finger ring with a seal. seals of office (in the UK) those held during tenure esp. by the Lord Chancellor or a Secretary of State. set one's seal to (or on) authorize or confirm.

Derivative:
sealable adj.

seal, n. & v.
--n. any fish-eating amphibious sea mammal of the family Phocidae or Otariidae, with flippers and webbed feet.
--v.intr. hunt for seals.

Etymology:
OE seolh seol- f. Gmc

VB  have determination, know one's own mind, be resolved, make up one's mind, will, resolve, determine, decide, form a determination, come to a determination, come to a resolution, come to a resolve, conclude, fix, seal, determine once for all, bring to a crisis, drive matters to an extremity, take a decisive step, take upon oneself, devote oneself to, give oneself up to, throw away the scabbard, kick down the ladder, nail one's colors to the mast, set one's back against the wall, set one's teeth, put one's foot down, take one's stand, stand firm, steel oneself, stand no nonsense, not listen to the voice of the charmer, buckle to, buckle oneself put one's shoulder to the wheel, lay one's shoulder to the wheel, set one's shoulder to the wheel, put one's heart into, run the gauntlet, make a dash at, take the bull by the horns, rush in medias res, plunge in medias res, go in for, insist upon, make a point of, set one's heart upon, set one's mind upon, stick at nothing, stop at nothing, make short work of, not stick at trifles, go all lengths, go the limit, go the whole hog, persist, go through fire and water, ride the tiger, ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm.

N  prototype, original, model, pattern, precedent, standard, ideal, reference, scantling, type, archetype, antitype, protoplast, module, exemplar, example, ensample, paradigm, lay-figure, text, copy, design, fugleman, keynote, die, mold, matrix, last, plasm, proplasm, protoplasm, mint, seal, punch, intaglio, negative, stamp, a precedent embalms a principle, exempla sunt odiosa.

VB  effect, effectuate, accomplish, achieve, compass, consummate, hammer out, bring to maturity, bring to perfection, perfect, complete, elaborate, do, execute, make, go through, get through, work out, enact, bring about, bring to bear, bring to pass, bring through, bring to a head, despatch, dispatch, knock off, finish off, polish off, make short work of, dispose of, set at rest, perform, discharge, fulfill, realize, put in practice, put in force, carry out, carry into effect, carry into execution, make good, be as good as one's word, do thoroughly, not do by halves, go the whole hog, drive home, be in at the death, carry through, play out, exhaust, fill the bill, finish, bring to a close, wind up, stamp, clinch, seal, set the seal on, put the seal, give the final touch, to, put the last, put the finishing hand to, put the finishing touches on, crown, crown all, cap, ripen, culminate, come to a head, come to a crisis, come to its end, die a natural death, die of old age, run its course, run one's race, touch the goal, reach the goal, attain the goal, reach, get in the harvest.

N  compact, contract, agreement, bargain, affidation, pact, paction, bond, covenant, indenture, bundobast, deal, stipulation, settlement, convention, compromise, cartel, Protocol, treaty, concordat, Zollverein, Sonderbund, charter, Magna Charta, Progmatic Sanction, customs union, free trade region, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, GATT, most favored nation status, negotiation, diplomacy, negotiator, ratification, completion, signature, seal, sigil, signet, agreed, conventional, under hand and seal, caveat emptor.

VB  contract, covenant, agree for, engage, treat, negotiate, stipulate, make terms, bargain, make a bargain, strike a bargain, come to terms, come to an understanding, compromise, set at rest, close, close with, conclude, complete, settle, confirm, ratify, clench, subscribe, underwrite, endorse, indorse, put the seal to, sign, seal, indent, take one at one's word, bargain by inch of candle.

N  security, guaranty, guarantee, gage, warranty, bond, tie, pledge, plight, mortgage, collateral, debenture, hypothecation, bill of sale, lien, pawn, pignoration, real security, vadium, stake, deposit, earnest, handsel, caution, promissory note, bill, bill of exchange, I, O, U, personal security, covenant, specialty, parole, acceptance, indorsement, signature, execution, stamp, seal, sponsor, cosponsor, sponsion, sponsorship, surety, bail, mainpernor, hostage, godchild, godfather, godmother, recognizance, deed of indemnity, covenant of indemnity, authentication, verification, warrant, certificate, voucher, docket, doquet, record, probate, attested copy, receipt, acquittance, quittance, discharge, release, muniment, title deed, instrument, deed, deed poll, assurance, indenture, charter, charter poll, paper, parchment, settlement, will, testament, last will and testament, codicil, bonis avibus, gone where the woodbine twineth.

VB  give security, give bail, give substantial bail, go bail, pawn, impawn, spout, mortgage, hypothecate, impignorate, guarantee, warrant, warrantee, assure, accept, indorse, underwrite, insure, cosign, countersign, sponsor, cosponsor, execute, stamp, sign, seal, let, sett, grant a lease, take a lease, hold a lease, hold in pledge, lend on security.

VB  marry, wive, take to oneself a wife, be married, be spliced, go off, pair off, wed, espouse, get hitched, lead to the hymeneal altar, take 'for better for worse', give one's hand to, bestow one's hand upon, marry, join, handfast, couple, tie the nuptial knot, give away, give away in marriage, seal, ally, affiance, betroth, publish the banns, bid the banns, be asked in church.

VB  close, occlude, plug, block up, stop up, fill up, bung up, cork up, button up, stuff up, shut up, dam up, blockade, obstruct, bar, bolt, stop, seal, plumb, choke, throttle, ram down, dam, cram, trap, clinch, put to the door, shut the door.

N  evidence, facts, premises, data, praecognita, grounds, indication, criterion, testimony, testification, expert testimony, attestation, deposition, examination, admission, authority, warrant, credential, diploma, voucher, certificate, doquet, docket, testamur, record, document, pi ce justificative, deed, warranty, signature, seal, exhibit, material evidence, objective evidence, witness, indicator, hostile witness, eyewitness, earwitness, material witness, state's evidence, deponent, sponsor, cojuror, oral evidence, documentary evidence, hearsay evidence, external evidence, extrinsic evidence, internal evidence, intrinsic evidence, circumstantial evidence, cumulative evidence, ex parte evidence, presumptive evidence, collateral evidence, constructive evidence, proof, evidence in chief, secondary evidence, confirmation, corroboration, support, ratification, authentication, compurgation, wager of law, comprobation, citation, reference, legal research, literature search (experiment), showing, indicative, indicatory, deducible, grounded on, founded on, based on, corroborative, confirmatory, by inference, according to, witness, a fortiori, still more, still less, raison de plus, in corroboration, of, valeat quantum, under seal, under one's hand and seal, dictum de dicto, mise en evidence.

VB  be evidence, evince, show, betoken, tell of, indicate, imply, involve, argue, bespeak, breathe, have weight, carry weight, tell, speak volumes, speak for itself, rest upon, depend upon, repose on, bear witness, give evidence, testify, depose, witness, vouch for, sign, seal, undersign, set one's hand and seal, sign and seal, deliver as one's act and deed, certify, attest, acknowledge, make absolute, confirm, prove (demonstrate), indorse, countersign, corroborate, support, ratify, bear out, uphold, warrant, adduce, attest, cite, quote, refer to, appeal to, call, call to witness, bring forward, bring into court, allege, plead, produce witnesses, confront witnesses, place into evidence, mark into evidence, collect evidence, bring together evidence, rake up evidence, experiment, have a case, make out a case, establish, authenticate, substantiate, verify, make good, quote chapter and verse, bring home to, bring to book.

N  indication, symbolism, symbolization, semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics, Zeitgeist, characteristic, diagnostic, lineament, feature, trait, fingerprint, voiceprint, footprint, noseprint, cloven hoof, footfall, recognition (memory), diagnostic, divining rod, detector, sign, symbol, index, indice, indicator, point, pointer, exponent, note, token, symptom, dollar sign, dollar mark, type, figure, emblem, cipher, device, representation, epigraph, motto, posy, gesture, gesticulation, pantomime, wink, glance, leer, nod, shrug, beck, touch, nudge, dactylology, dactylonomy, freemasonry, telegraphy, chirology, byplay, dumb show, cue, hint, clue, clew, key, scent, signal, signal post, rocket, blue light, watch fire, watch tower, telegraph, semaphore, flagstaff, cresset, fiery cross, calumet, heliograph, guidon, headlight, mark, scratch, line, stroke, dash, score, stripe, streak, tick, dot, point, notch, nick, print, imprint, impress, impression, keyboard symbols, printing symbols, red letter, italics, sublineation, underlining, bold font, jotting, note, annotation, reference, blaze, cedilla, guillemets, hachure, quotation marks, ", double quotes, " ", parentheses, "( )", brackets, "", braces, "", left arrow, "<", right arrow, ">", forward slash, "/", backward slash, "\", exclamation point, "!", commercial at, "@", pound sign, "#", percent sign, "%", carat, "", ampersand, "&", asterisk, "*", hyphen, "-", dash, "-", "_", em dash, "--", plus sign, "+", equals sign, "=", question mark, "?", period, ", ", semicolon, ", ", colon, ":", comma, ", ", apostrophe, "'", single quote, "'", tilde, "~", badge, criterion, countercheck, countermark, countersign, counterfoil, duplicate, tally, label, ticket, billet, letter, counter, check, chip, chop, dib, totem, tessera, card, bill, witness, voucher, stamp, cacher, trade mark, Hall mark, signature, mark, autograph, autography, attestation, hand, hand writing, sign manual, cipher, seal, sigil, signet, hand and seal, paraph, brand, superscription, indorsement, endorsement, password, watchword, catchword, security card, pass, passkey, credentials, open sesame, timbrology, mot de passe, mot du guet, pass-parole, shibboleth, title, heading, docket, address card, visiting card, carte de visite, insignia, banner, banneret, bannerol, bandrol, flag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum, oriflamb, oriflamme, figurehead, ensign, pennon, pennant, pendant, burgee, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jack, banderole, old glory, quarantine flag, vexillum, yellow-flag, yellow jack, tricolor, stars and stripes, bunting, heraldry, crest, coat of arms, arms, armorial bearings, hatchment, escutcheon, scutcheon, shield, supporters, livery, uniform, cockade, epaulet, chevron, garland, love knot, favor, beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, cock, weathercock, guidepost, handpost, fingerpost, directing post, signpost, pillars of Hercules, pharos, bale-fire, beacon-fire, l'etoile du Nord, landmark, seamark, lighthouse, balize, polestar, loadstar, lodestar, cynosure, guide, address, direction, name, sign, signboard, warning, omen, prefigurement, trace, record, warning &c, alarm, scepter, trophy, gauge, milestone, milepost, brand, fool's cap, check, telltale, test, mileage ticket, milliary, notification, advertisement, word of command, call, bugle call, trumpet call, bell, alarum, cry, battle cry, rallying cry, angelus, reveille, sacring bell, sanctus bell, exposition &c (explanation), proof, pattern, indicating, indicative, indicatory, denotative, connotative, diacritical, representative, typical, symbolic, pantomimic, pathognomonic, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, diagnostic, exponential, emblematic, armorial, individual, known by, recognizable by, indicated, pointed, marked, denotable, indelible, in token of, symbolically, in dumb show, ecce signum, ex ungue leonem, ex pede Herculem, vide ut supra, vultus ariete fortior.

VB  indicate, be the sign, of, denote, betoken, argue, testify, bear the impress, of, connote, connotate, represent, stand for, typify, symbolize, put an indication, put a mark, note, mark, stamp, earmark, blaze, label, ticket, docket, dot, spot, score, dash, trace, chalk, print, imprint, impress, engrave, stereotype, make a sign, signalize, underscore, give a signal, hang out a signal, beckon, nod, wink, glance, leer, nudge, shrug, tip the wink, gesticulate, raise the finger, hold up the finger, raise the hand, hold up the hand, saw the air, suit the action to the word, wave a banner, unfurl a banner, hoist a banner, hang out a banner, wave the hand, wave a kerchief, give the cue, show one's colors, give an alarm, sound an alarm, beat the drum, sound the trumpets, raise a cry, sign, seal, attest, underline, call attention to, give notice.

alaska fur seal, bearded seal, break seal, broad seal, center seal, centre seal, common seal, contract under seal, crab-eating seal, crabeater seal, eared seal, earless seal, elephant seal, fur seal, golden seal, great seal, great seal of the united states, guadalupe fur seal, hair seal, harbor seal, harp seal, hooded seal, hudson seal, lady's seal, lord privy seal, navy seal, seal bomb, seal in, seal limbs, seal of approval, seal off, seal oil, seal ring, seal up, solomon's seal, true seal