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sign
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a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue…
sign meaning(s)
- (n) a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
- (n) a public display of a message
- (n) any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
- (n) structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
- (n) (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
- (n) (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
- (n) having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
- (n) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
- (n) a gesture that is part of a sign language
- (n) a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
- (n) a character indicating a relation between quantities
- (v) mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
- (v) approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
- (v) be engaged by a written agreement
- (v) engage by written agreement
- (v) communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
- (v) place signs, as along a road
- (v) communicate in sign language
- (v) make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
- (adj) used of the language of the deaf
sign usage(s)
- My last entry on efforts to standardize translation of signage in Beijing drew a lot of commentary.
- The hope is that autism can be nipped in the bud, as researchers learn to intervene at the earliest signs of trouble.
- sign away sign away formally assign ownership of
- sign in sign in announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports
- sign industry sign industry an industry that produces signs
- sign language sign language language expressed by visible hand gestures
- sign manual sign manual the signature of a sovereign on an official document
- sign of the cross sign of the cross a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics…
- sign of the zodiac sign of the zodiac (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
- sign off sign off cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations
- sign on sign on engage by written agreement
- sign over sign over formally assign ownership of
- sign painter sign painter someone who paints signs and billboards etc.
- sign up sign up engage by written agreement
- sign-language sign-language used of the language of the deaf
- signage signage /ˈsaɪ nɪdʒ/ ? signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters)
- signal signal /ˈsɪɡ nəl/ ? any incitement to action
- signal box signal box a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway…
- signal caller signal caller (football) the person who plays quarterback
- signal detection signal detection the detection that a signal is being received
- signal fire signal fire a fire set as a signal
- signal flag signal flag a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
- signal level signal level the amplitude level of the desired signal
- signal light signal light a fire set as a signal
- signal tower signal tower a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway…