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sign

(s/aI/n )

noun (n)

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)(noun.communication)

Example:
He showed signs of strain.
They welcomed the signs of spring.

Synonym:
mark

source: wordnet30
a public display of a message(noun.communication)

Example:
He posted signs in all the shop windows.

source: wordnet30
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message(noun.communication)

Example:
Signals from the boat suddenly stopped.

Synonym:
signal, signaling

source: wordnet30
structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted(noun.artifact)

Example:
The highway was lined with signboards.

Synonym:
signboard

source: wordnet30
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided(noun.location)

Synonym:
house, mansion, planetary house, sign of the zodiac, star sign

source: wordnet30
(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease(noun.state)

Example:
There were no signs of asphyxiation.

source: wordnet30
having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)(noun.linkdef)

Example:
Charges of opposite sign.

Synonym:
polarity

source: wordnet30
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come(noun.event)

Example:
It was a sign from God.

Synonym:
augury, foretoken, preindication

source: wordnet30
a gesture that is part of a sign language(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified(noun.communication)

Example:
The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary.

source: wordnet30
a character indicating a relation between quantities(noun.communication)

Example:
Don't forget the minus sign.

source: wordnet30
That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.(noun)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

used of the language of the deaf(adj.all)

Synonym:
gestural, sign-language, signed

source: wordnet30

verb (v)

mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)(verb.communication)

Example:
She signed the letter and sent it off.
Please sign here.

Synonym:
subscribe

source: wordnet30
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation(verb.social)

Example:
Have you signed your contract yet?.

Synonym:
ratify

source: wordnet30
be engaged by a written agreement(verb.communication)

Example:
He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18.
The soprano signed to sing the new opera.

source: wordnet30
engage by written agreement(verb.social)

Example:
They signed two new pitchers for the next season.

Synonym:
contract, sign on, sign up

source: wordnet30
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs(verb.communication)

Example:
He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture.
The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu.

Synonym:
signal, signalise, signalize

source: wordnet30
place signs, as along a road(verb.contact)

Example:
Sign an intersection.
This road has been signed.

source: wordnet30
communicate in sign language(verb.communication)

Example:
I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin.

source: wordnet30
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate(verb.communication)

Synonym:
bless

source: wordnet30
To represent by a sign; to make known in a typical or emblematic manner, in distinction from speech; to signify.(verb)

source: webster1913
To be a sign or omen.(verb)

source: webster1913

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