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Chicken vs. Seal — What's the Difference?

Chicken vs. Seal — What's the Difference?

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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

A chakra. en

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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