sealing
Shutting off completely
Sealing is the act of closing something securely or making it airtight or watertight: Check the sealing around the windows.
It also refers to the hunting of seals for their pelts and oil—a practice now heavily regulated.
As an adjective, sealing describes materials or devices that create a seal: sealing wax, sealing tape.
Waterproof gap filler
- gasketMechanical leak preventer
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
- siliconeFlexible synthetic polymer
polyurethane · weatherstripping · epoxy · rubberized · hydrophobic · tarpaulin · neoprene · bitumen
Removable container cover
- capCovering for top
- corkTree bark bottle seal
- stopperClosure for an opening
- plugSomething that blocks openings
gasket · container · jar · bottle · envelope · clamp · screw-top · tupperware
Airtight food preservation
- vacuum-packingPreservation by removing air
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- paraffinFlammable waxy petroleum derivative
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
preserves · airtight · freshness · sterile · hermetic · shelf-life · lids · rings
Tusked Arctic marine mammal
Agreement or distribution
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
ratification · handshake · signature · endorsement · confirmation · settlement · completion · conclusion
caulk
Waterproof gap filler
- gasketMechanical leak preventer
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
silicone · polyurethane · weatherstripping · epoxy · rubberized · hydrophobic · tarpaulin · neoprene · bitumen · coating
lid
Removable container cover
plug · gasket · container · jar · bottle · envelope · clamp · screw-top · tupperware · locket
canning
Airtight food preservation
- vacuum-packingPreservation by removing air
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- paraffinFlammable waxy petroleum derivative
jarring · preserves · airtight · freshness · sterile · hermetic · shelf-life · lids · rings
walrus
Tusked Arctic marine mammal
flipper · blubber · whiskers · colony · pinniped · barking · basking
deal
Agreement or distribution
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
treaty · ratification · handshake · signature · endorsement · confirmation · settlement · completion · conclusion · formalization
pelts
Furred animal skins
- furAnimal body hair
- clubbingVisiting nightclubs for entertainment
- cullingSelective population reduction
harpoon · trapping · skinning · Inuit · Arctic · quota · conservation · hunters · trade · subsistence
- food processingcanning, freezing, drying, packaging, pasteurization
- coatingcoating, covering, glazing, lacquering, plating
- Manufacturing Stepsmixing, blending, grinding, cutting, heating
- restorationrestoration, repair, renovation, rebuilding, refurbishment
- containingcontaining, enclosing, encasing, wrapping, enveloping
- tighteningtensing, clamping, cinching, tensioning, grip
sealingreleasing
Allowing to escape
freeing · venting · discharging · letting out · emptying
sealingbreaching
Breaking through something
puncturing · exposing · perforating · piercing · rupturing
- sealing offBlocking passage entirely
- sealing waxAdhesive for official documents
- vacuum sealingRemoving air from packaging
- wax sealingMolten closure for correspondence
- hermetic sealingImpermeable containment method
- box sealing