sign
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- n a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
he showed signs of strain
they welcomed the signs of spring - n a public display of a message
he posted signs in all the shop windows - n any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
signals from the boat suddenly stopped - n structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
the highway was lined with signboards - 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
there were no signs of asphyxiation - n having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
charges of opposite sign - n an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
it was a sign from God - n a gesture that is part of a sign language
- n a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure - n a character indicating a relation between quantities
don't forget the minus sign - v mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
She signed the letter and sent it off
Please sign here - v approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
Have you signed your contract yet? - v be engaged by a written agreement
He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18
The soprano signed to sing the new opera - v engage by written agreement
They signed two new pitchers for the next season - v communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture
The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu - v place signs, as along a road
sign an intersection
This road has been signed - v communicate in sign language
I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin - v make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
- s used of the language of the deaf
- My last entry on efforts to standardize translation of signage in Beijing drew a lot of commentary.
- Teaching your baby sign language may be a neat parlor trick, but is there any point?.
- The hope is that autism can be nipped in the bud, as researchers learn to intervene at the earliest signs of trouble.