adj · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/siːld/
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rhymes with -iːld
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Closed by a seal (something to prevent leakage).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Preventing entrance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of a road: having an asphalt or macadamised surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Not subclassable; from which one cannot inherit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: object-oriented programming
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of seal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
closed or secured with or as if with a seal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
my lips are sealed
the package is still sealed
the premises are sealed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unsealed
7
adjective
Meaning 7
established irrevocably
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his fate is sealed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: certain
Antonyms: unsealed
8
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
(of walls) covered with a coat of plaster
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plastered
Antonyms: none provided
9
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
covered with a waterproof coating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a sealed driveway
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
having been paved
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
adjective satellite
Meaning 11
determined irrevocably
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his fate is sealed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
adjective satellite
Meaning 12
undisclosed for the time being
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
sealed orders
a sealed move in chess
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
запечатан
(zapečatan)
— closed by a seal
Chinese Mandarin:
密封的
(mìfēng de)
— closed by a seal
German:
versiegelt
— closed by a seal
Italian:
sigillato
— closed by a seal
Latin:
sigillātus
— closed by a seal
Turkish:
mühürlü
— closed by a seal
Chinese Mandarin:
封閉的 /封闭的
(fēngbì de)
— preventing entrance
Chinese Mandarin:
封鎖的 /封锁的
(fēngsuǒ de)
— preventing entrance
German:
dicht
— preventing entrance
Italian:
sigillato
— preventing entrance
Māori:
papatau
— preventing entrance
Spanish:
sellado
— preventing entrance
Spanish:
cerrado
— preventing entrance
Turkish:
mühürlü
— preventing entrance
Māori:
papatau
— of a road having an asphalt or a macadamised surface