seal, n. signet; [assurance], [ratification], [attestation], [authentication], [confirmation]; cachet (seal of a letter); breloque ([jewel]). Associated words: sphragistics, sigillography, sigillate.

seal, v. [ratify], [authenticate], [confirm], [attest].

sea letter. [passport], sea [pass].

sealing, n. [confirmation], [ratification], [authentication], [attestation], obsignation.

seam, n. suture, commissure; [layer], stratum.

seamaid, n. mermaid, sea-nymph, [siren].

seaman, n. [sailor], seafarer, [mariner], tarpaulin, tar, [salt], sea [dog], Jacky, beachcomber; merman; midshipman, middy, [skipper], cockswain, [pilot], navigator.

sear, v. cauterize, [scorch].

sear, a. [dry], withered, [dead], [sere].

search, v. [examine], explore, [hunt], [seek], overhaul; [rummage], [ransack], ferret; scrutinize, [probe], [sift].