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“Ceil” or “Seal” or “Seel”

Overview

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

ceil: NA

seal: (noun) a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents. (noun) the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal. (noun) a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it). (noun) a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture. (noun) fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure. (noun) any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions. (verb) make tight; secure against leakage. (verb) close with or as if with a seal. (verb) decide irrevocably. (verb) affix a seal to. (verb) hunt seals.

seel: (verb) sew up the eyelids of hawks and falcons.

Pronunciation

ceil: NA

seal: s·IY·l

seel: s·IY·l

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Examples in Context

Examples of “ceil”

Examples of “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

Examples of “seel”

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


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