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Sign

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Definitions for Sign

noun
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
Synonyms
mark
Examples
  1. he showed signs of strain
  2. they welcomed the signs of spring
noun
a public display of a message
Examples
  1. he posted signs in all the shop windows
noun
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
Synonyms
signal signaling
Examples
  1. signals from the boat suddenly stopped
noun
structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
Synonyms
signboard
Examples
  1. the highway was lined with signboards
noun
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
Synonyms
sign of the zodiac star sign mansion house planetary house
noun
(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
Examples
  1. there were no signs of asphyxiation
noun
having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
Synonyms
polarity
Examples
  1. he got the polarity of the battery reversed
  2. charges of opposite sign
noun
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
Synonyms
augury foretoken preindication
Examples
  1. he hoped it was an augury
  2. it was a sign from God
noun
a gesture that is part of a sign language
noun
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
Examples
  1. The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure
noun
a character indicating a relation between quantities
Examples
  1. don't forget the minus sign
verb
mark with one's signature
Synonyms
subscribe
Examples
  1. write one's name (on)
  2. She signed the letter and sent it off
  3. Please sign here
verb
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
Synonyms
ratify
Examples
  1. All parties ratified the peace treaty
  2. Have you signed your contract yet?
verb
be engaged by a written agreement
Examples
  1. He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18
  2. The soprano signed to sing the new opera
verb
engage by written agreement
Synonyms
contract sign on sign up
Examples
  1. They signed two new pitchers for the next season
verb
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
Synonyms
signal signalize signalise
Examples
  1. He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture
  2. The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu
verb
place signs, as along a road
Examples
  1. sign an intersection
  2. This road has been signed
verb
communicate in sign language
Examples
  1. I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin
verb
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection
Synonyms
bless
Examples
  1. consecrate
adjective
used of the language of the deaf
Synonyms
gestural sign(a) signed sign-language(a)

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