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Topic: sign
Definition:

  • 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" a public display of a message
  • "he posted signs in all the shop windows" any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
  • "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
  • "the highway was lined with signboards" (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
  • "there were no signs of asphyxiation" 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" an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
  • "he hoped it was an augury"
  • "it was a sign from God" a gesture that is part of a sign language a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
  • "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure a character indicating a relation between quantities
  • "don't forget the minus sign" mark with one's signature
  • write one's name (on)
  • "She signed the letter and sent it off"
  • "Please sign here" approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
  • "All parties ratified the peace treaty"
  • "Have you signed your contract yet?" be engaged by a written agreement
  • "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"
  • "The soprano signed to sing the new opera" engage by written agreement
  • "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" 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" place signs, as along a road
  • "sign an intersection"
  • "This road has been signed" communicate in sign language
  • "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin" make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection
  • consecrate used of the language of the deaf

    Related tag cloud:

  • signs
  • signage
  • banners
  • design
  • banner
  • vinyl
  • graphics
  • advertising
  • neon
  • symptom
  • baby
  • display
  • pregnant
  • pregnancy
  • deaf
  • uk
  • business
  • logo
  • lettering
  • graphic
  • decal
    • Resources:

    HandSpeak
    ASL dictionary compiled from Deaf World Web's Sign of the Day feature. Animated black and white photos. Alternative translations for English words with several signed equivalents.
    http://www.handspeak.com/