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Sounds | say'n |
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Rhymes | airline, align, aline, and 137 more rhymes in ayn at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Used of the language of the deaf. |
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Synonyms | gestural, signed, sign-language |
Similar to | communicative, communicatory |
Meaning | A perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened). |
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Examples | "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring" |
Synonyms | mark |
Broader | clue, clew, cue |
Verbs | signify |
Meaning | A public display of a (usually written) message. |
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Examples | "he posted signs in all the shop windows" |
Narrower | scoreboard; poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card; street sign; signpost, guidepost |
Broader | communication |
Verbs | sign |
Meaning | Any communication that encodes a message. |
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Examples | "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" |
Synonyms | signal, signaling |
Narrower | recording; phone number, telephone number, number; starting signal, start; storm signal; radio beam, beam; ticktack; time signal; dog-ear; animal communication; alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum; distress signal, distress call; all clear; bugle call; curfew; retreat; drumbeat; telegraphic signal, radiotelegraphic signal; whistle, whistling; high sign; symbol; visual signal; indicator; electronic signal; radio beacon; input signal, input; output signal, output |
Broader | communication |
Verbs | sign; signify; sign |
Meaning | Structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted. |
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Examples | "the highway was lined with signboards" |
Synonyms | signboard |
Narrower | billboard, hoarding; sandwich board; shingle |
Broader | structure, construction |
Verbs | sign |
Meaning | (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided. |
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Synonyms | sign of the zodiac, star sign, mansion, house, planetary house |
Category | astrology, star divination |
Part of | zodiac |
Narrower | Aries, Aries the Ram, Ram; Taurus, Taurus the Bull, Bull; Gemini, Gemini the Twins, Twins; Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab; Leo, Leo the Lion, Lion; Virgo, Virgo the Virgin, Virgin; Libra, Libra the Balance, Balance, Libra the Scales; Scorpio, Scorpio the Scorpion, Scorpion; Sagittarius, Sagittarius the Archer, Archer; Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat, Goat; Aquarius, Aquarius the Water Bearer, Water Bearer; Pisces, Pisces the Fishes, Fish |
Broader | region, part |
Meaning | (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease. |
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Examples | "there were no signs of asphixiation" |
Category | medicine, medical specialty |
Part of | disease |
Narrower | vital sign |
Broader | evidence, grounds |
Meaning | Having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges). |
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Examples | "charges of opposite sign" |
Synonyms | polarity |
Attributes | positive, electropositive; negative, electronegative; neutral, electroneutral |
Broader | opposition, oppositeness |
Meaning | An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come. |
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Examples | "it was a sign from God" |
Synonyms | augury, foretoken, preindication |
Narrower | war cloud; omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy |
Broader | experience |
Meaning | A gesture that is part of a sign language. |
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Part of | sign language, signing |
Broader | gesture, motion |
Verbs | sign; sign; signify |
Meaning | A fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified. |
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Examples | "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure |
Category | linguistics |
Broader | language unit, linguistic unit |
Meaning | A character indicating a relation between quantities. |
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Examples | "don't forget the minus sign" |
Narrower | equals sign; plus sign; minus sign |
Broader | mathematical notation |
Verbs | signify; signify |
Meaning | Mark with one's signature. Write one's name (on). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here" |
Synonyms | subscribe |
Narrower | rubricate |
Broader | write |
See also | sign away, sign over; sign in |
Nouns | signature; signer |
Meaning | Approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "Have you signed your contract yet?" |
Synonyms | ratify |
Entails | endorse, indorse |
Broader | validate, formalize, formalise |
Nouns | signer |
Meaning | Be engaged by a written agreement. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
Examples | "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera" |
Narrower | undersign; ink; autograph, inscribe; initial; countersign; execute; endorse, indorse |
Broader | contract, undertake |
Nouns | signer |
Meaning | Engage by written agreement. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" |
Synonyms | contract, sign on, sign up |
Narrower | contract out |
Broader | hire, engage, employ |
Nouns | signer |
Meaning | Communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody |
Model | They sign the information to them; They sign them the information |
Examples | "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" |
Synonyms | signal, signalize, signalise |
Narrower | wigwag; semaphore; heliograph; flag; whistle |
Broader | communicate, intercommunicate |
Nouns | sign; sign; signer; signing |
Meaning | Place signs, as along a road. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed" |
Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay |
Nouns | sign; sign |
Meaning | Communicate in sign language. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
Examples | "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin" |
Broader | communicate, intercommunicate |
Nouns | sign; signer |
Meaning | Make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection. Consecrate. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Synonyms | bless |
Broader | gesticulate, gesture, motion |
Nouns | sign |