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“Ceil” or “Seal” or “Seel”

ceil / seal / seel are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

ceil

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

seal s·IY·l

  • nouna device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents.
  • nounthe pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal.
  • nouna stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it).
  • nouna finishing coat applied to exclude moisture.
  • nounfastener that provides a tight and perfect closure.
  • nounany of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions.
  • verbmake tight; secure against leakage.
  • verbclose with or as if with a seal.
  • verbdecide irrevocably.
  • verbaffix a seal to.
  • verbhunt seals.

seel s·IY·l

  • verbsew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“ceil”

No example sentences found for this spelling.

“seal”

  • or closures, are used to seal the openings of bottles of
  • Seal has been involved in a
  • 9000, or 9,821, or 8,926 seal skins.
  • a large valve that can seal off a wellhead by using
  • vise jaws, forming a tight seal which will prevent the molten
  • In 2012, Seal established the Barbara Seal Scholarship
  • Stella Aba Seal
  • or more parts, creating a seal at the interface.
  • The Opening of the Sixth Seal (part of the Last Judgment)
  • In the arts, Judge Seal has served on the boards

“seel”

  • Charles Seel as Percy Weems (uncredited)
  • Seel also
  • coinciding with Trinity IV): Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10

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