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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)

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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