unseal
(verb) break the seal of; “He unsealed the letter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
unseal (third-person singular simple present unseals, present participle unsealing, simple past and past participle unsealed)
(transitive) To break the seal of (something) in order to open it.
(intransitive) To open by having a seal broken.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*seal", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + seal.]
1. To break or remove the seal of; to open, as what is sealed; as, to unseal a letter. Unable to unseal his lips beyond the width of a quarter of an inch. Sir W. Scott.
2. To disclose, as a secret. [Obs.] The Coronation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
