sign

• (s) used of the language of the deaf gestural, sign-language, signed,

Nouns

• (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
  mark,
• (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
  signal, signaling,
• (n) structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
  • the highway was lined with signboards
  signboard,
• (n) (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided mansion, planetary house, sign of the zodiac, star sign, house,
• (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)
  • he got the polarity of the battery reversed
  • charges of opposite sign
  polarity,
• (n) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
  • he hoped it was an augury
  • it was a sign from God
  augury, foretoken, preindication,
• (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

Verbs

• (v) mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
  • She signed the letter and sent it off
  • Please sign here
  subscribe,
• (v) approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
  • All parties ratified the peace treaty
  • Have you signed your contract yet?
  ratify,
• (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
  sign on, sign up, contract,
• (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
  signal, signalise, signalize,
• (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 bless,

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See also

Words of close approximity