Chicken vs. Seal — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Chicken and Seal
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Chicken
The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), a subspecies of the red junglefowl, is a type of domesticated fowl, originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult male bird, and younger male may be called a cockerel.
Seal
A device or material that is used to close off or fasten an opening or connection, especially to prevent the escape of a liquid or gas
Used caulk as a seal around the window.
Chicken
A domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one
Rationing was still in force and most people kept chickens
Seal
An airtight closure
A door that lacks a tight seal.
Chicken
A game in which the first person to lose their nerve and withdraw from a dangerous situation is the loser
He was killed by a car after he lay in the road playing chicken
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Seal
Something, such as a piece of tape, that is placed on a product or package to show that the contents have not been tampered with.
Chicken
Cowardly
I was too chicken to go to court
Seal
The water in the trap of a drain that prevents sewer gas from escaping into a room.
Chicken
Withdraw from or fail in something through lack of nerve
The referee chickened out of giving a penalty
Seal
A design used to identify a person or thing or to show that something is authentic, accurate, or of good quality
The title page is marked with the publisher's seal. Does the scale have the inspector's seal?.
Chicken
A common domesticated fowl (Gallus domesticus) widely raised for meat and eggs and believed to be descended from the jungle fowl G. gallus.
Seal
A small decorative paper sticker.
Chicken
Any of various similar or related birds.
Seal
A die or signet having a raised or incised emblem used to stamp an impression on a receptive substance such as wax or lead.
Chicken
The flesh of the chicken, used as food.
Seal
The impression so made.
Chicken
(Slang) A coward.
Seal
The design or emblem itself, belonging exclusively to the user
A monarch's seal.
Chicken
Any of various foolhardy competitions in which the participants persist in a dangerous course of action until one loses nerve and stops.
Seal
A small disk or wafer of wax, lead, or paper bearing such an imprint and affixed to a document to prove authenticity or to secure it.
Chicken
Vulgar Slang A young gay male, especially as sought by an older man.
Seal
An indication or symbol regarded as guaranteeing or authenticating something
The choral director gave the program his seal of approval.
Chicken
Afraid; cowardly.
Seal
Any of various aquatic carnivorous mammals of the families Phocidae and Otariidae, found chiefly in cold regions and having a sleek torpedo-shaped body and limbs that are modified into paddlelike flippers.
Chicken
To act in a cowardly manner; lose one's nerve
Chickened out at the last moment.
Seal
The pelt or fur of one of these animals, especially a fur seal.
Chicken
(countable) A domesticated species of junglefowl (usually, Gallus gallus; sometimes, Gallus gallus domesticus or Gallus domesticus), especially so-called when young.
Seal
Leather made from the hide of one of these animals.
Chicken
(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
Seal
To close or fasten with a seal
Seal an envelope.
Seal a test tube.
Chicken
(archaic) The young of any bird; a chick.
Seal
To prevent (a liquid or gas) from escaping
Charring a piece of meat seals in the juices.
Chicken
A coward.
Seal
To cover, secure, or fill up (an opening)
Sealed the hole in the pipe with epoxy.
Chicken
A young or inexperienced person.
Seal
To apply a waterproof coating to
Seal a blacktop driveway.
Chicken
A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
Seal
To secure or prevent passage into and out of (an area). Often used with off
The police sealed off the crime scene.
Chicken
The game of dare.
Seal
To affix a seal to (something) in order to prove authenticity, accuracy, or quality.
Chicken
A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the chicken (that is, the loser).
Don't play chicken with a freight train; you're guaranteed to lose.
Seal
To establish or determine irrevocably
Our fate was sealed.
Chicken
A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
Seal
Mormon Church To make (a marriage, for example) eternally binding; solemnize forever.
Chicken
A kilogram of cocaine.
Seal
To hunt seals.
Chicken
Plural of chick
Seal
A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
The seals in the harbor looked better than they smelled.
Chicken
(informal) Cowardly.
Why do you refuse to fight? Huh, I guess you're just too chicken.
Seal
(heraldry) A bearing representing a creature something like a walrus.
Chicken
(intransitive) To avoid a situation one is afraid of.
Seal
A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.
Chicken
A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.
Seal
An impression of such stamp on wax, paper or other material used for sealing.
Chicken
A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden; same as spring chicken.
Seal
A design or insignia usually associated with an organization or an official role.
The front of the podium bore the presidential seal.
Chicken
The flesh of a chicken used for food
Seal
Anything that secures or authenticates.
Chicken
A domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
Seal
Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design.
The result was declared invalid, as the seal on the meter had been broken.
Chicken
A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
Seal
(figurative) Confirmation or approval, or an indication of this.
Her clothes always had her mom's seal of approval.
Chicken
A foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
Seal
Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint.
The canister is leaking. I think the main seal needs to be replaced.
Chicken
Easily frightened
Seal
A tight closure, secure against leakage.
Close the lid tightly to get a good seal.
Seal
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Seal
(intransitive) To hunt seals.
They're organizing a protest against sealing.
Seal
(transitive) To place a seal on (a document).
Seal
To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality.
To seal weights and measures
To seal silverware
Seal
(transitive) To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage.
The cover is sealed. If anyone tries to open it, we'll know about it.
Seal
(transitive) To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).
The border has been sealed until the fugitives are found.
Seal
(transitive) To close securely to prevent leakage.
I've sealed the bottle to keep the contents fresh.
Seal
(transitive) To place in a sealed container.
I've sealed the documents in this envelope.
Seal
To place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope to be opened after an adjournment.
After thinking for half an hour, the champion sealed his move.
Seal
(transitive) To guarantee.
The last-minute goal sealed United’s win.
Seal
To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement or plaster, etc.
Seal
To close by means of a seal.
To seal a drainpipe with water
Seal
(Mormonism) To confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife.
Seal
(Christianity) To form a sacred commitment.
Seal
To fry (meat) at a high temperature to retain the juices.
Seal
(dialectal) To tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls.
Seal
Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidæ and Otariidæ.
Seal
An engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication or security.
Seal
Wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to give a deed under hand and seal.
Till thou canst rail the seal from off my bondThou but offend'st thy lungs to speak so loud.
Seal
That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it.
Seal
That which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which authenticates; that which secures; assurance.
Like a red seal is the setting sunOn the good and the evil men have done.
Seal
An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap.
Seal
To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed.
And with my hand I seal my true heart's love.
Seal
To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality; as, to seal weights and measures; to seal silverware.
Seal
To fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer, wax, or other substance causing adhesion; as, to seal a letter.
Seal
Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret.
Seal up your lips, and give no words but "mum".
Seal
To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like.
Seal
To close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with water. See 2d Seal, 5.
Seal
Among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife.
If a man once married desires a second helpmate . . . she is sealed to him under the solemn sanction of the church.
Seal
To affix one's seal, or a seal.
I will seal unto this bond.
Seal
Fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
Seal
A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
Seal
The pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal;
A coat of seal
Seal
A member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare;
SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land
Seal
A stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it);
The warrant bore the sheriff's seal
Seal
An indication of approved or superior status
Seal
A finishing coat applied to exclude moisture
Seal
Fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure
Seal
Any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions
Seal
Close with or as if with a seal;
She sealed the letter with hot wax
Seal
Make tight; secure against leakage;
Seal the windows
Seal
Decide irrevocably;
Sealing dooms
Seal
Affix a seal to;
Seal the letter
Seal
Cover with varnish
Seal
Hunt seals
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