| NOUN | communication | sign, mark | a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened / happened) |
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| communication | sign | a public display of a message | |
| communication | sign, signal, signaling | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | |
| artifact | sign, signboard | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted | |
| location | sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign, mansion, house, planetary house | (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided | |
| state | sign | (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease | |
| relation | sign, polarity | having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) | |
| event | sign, augury, foretoken, preindication | an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | |
| communication | sign | a gesture that is part of a sign language | |
| communication | sign | a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified | |
| communication | sign | a character indicating a relation between quantities | |
| VERB | communication | sign, subscribe | mark with one's signature |
| social | sign, ratify | approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation | |
| communication | sign | be engaged by a written agreement | |
| social | sign, contract, sign on, sign up | engage by written agreement | |
| communication | sign, signal, signalize, signalise | communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs | |
| contact | sign | place signs, as along a road | |
| communication | sign | communicate in sign language | |
| communication | sign, bless | make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | sign, gestural, signed, sign-language | used of the language of the deaf |
| Sounds | say'n | |
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| Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... | |
| Meaning | Used of the language of the deaf. | |
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| Synonyms | gestural, signed, sign-language | |
| Broader | communicative, communicatory | able or tending to communicate |
| Spanish | gestual | |
| Meaning | A perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened / happened). | |
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| Synonym | mark | |
| Narrower | token | Something serving as a sign of something else |
| Broader | clue, clew, cue | evidence that helps to solve a problem |
| Spanish | marca, muestra, signo | |
| Catalan | marca, signe | |
| Verbs | signify | convey or express a meaning / meaning |
| Meaning | A public display of a message. | |
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| Example | "he posted signs in all the shop windows" | |
| Narrower | poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card | A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement |
| signpost, guidepost | A post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way / way | |
| street sign | A sign visible from the street | |
| Broader | communication | Something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups |
| Spanish | anuncio | |
| Catalan | anunci | |
| Verbs | sign | place signs, as along a road |
| Meaning | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted. | |
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| Example | "the highway was lined with signboards" | |
| Synonym | signboard | |
| Narrower | billboard, hoarding | large outdoor signboard |
| sandwich board | signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front / front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements | |
| scoreboard | A large board / board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information) | |
| shingle | A small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g. | |
| Broader | structure, construction | A thing constructed |
| Spanish | letrero | |
| Verbs | sign | place signs, as along a road |
| Meaning | (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease. | |
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| Example | "there were no signs of asphyxiation" | |
| Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| Part of | disease | An impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning |
| Narrower | vital sign | Sign of life |
| Broader | evidence, grounds | Your basis for belief or disbelief |
| Spanish | señal, signo, síntoma | |
| Meaning | Having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges). | |
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| Example | "charges of opposite sign" | |
| Synonym | polarity | |
| Narrower | negativity, negativeness | The character of the negative electric pole |
| positivity, positiveness | The character of the positive electric pole | |
| Broader | opposition, oppositeness | The relation between opposed entities |
| Spanish | polaridad | |
| Catalan | polaritat | |
| Meaning | An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come. | |
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| Example | "it was a sign from God" | |
| Synonyms | augury, foretoken, preindication | |
| Narrower | omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy | A sign of something about to happen |
| war cloud | An ominous sign that war threatens | |
| Broader | experience | An event as apprehended |
| Spanish | auguración, augurio, presagio | |
| Catalan | auguri, auspici | |
| Meaning | A gesture that is part of a sign language. | |
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| Part of | sign language, signing | language expressed by visible hand gestures |
| Broader | gesture, motion | The use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals |
| Spanish | gesto, señal, seña | |
| Catalan | gest, senyal | |
| Verbs | sign | communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs |
| sign | communicate in sign language | |
| signify | convey or express a meaning / meaning | |
| Meaning | A fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified. | |
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| Example | "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure | |
| Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
| Broader | language unit, linguistic unit | One of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed |
| Meaning | A character indicating a relation between quantities. | |
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| Example | "don't forget the minus sign" | |
| Narrower | equal sign | A sign indicating that the quantities on either side are equal |
| minus sign | A sign indicating the operation of subtraction | |
| plus sign | A sign indicating the operation of addition | |
| radical sign | A sign indicating the extraction of a root | |
| Broader | mathematical notation | A notation used by mathematicians |
| Spanish | signo | |
| Catalan | signe | |
| Verbs | signify | convey or express a meaning / meaning |
| signify | denote or connote | |
| Meaning | mark with one's signature; write one's name (on). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
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| Synonym | subscribe | |
| Narrower | rubricate | Sign with a mark instead of a name |
| Broader | write | Communicate by letter |
| See also | sign away, sign over | formally assign ownership of |
| sign in | announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports | |
| Spanish | firmar, subscribir | |
| Catalan | firmar, signar, subscriure | |
| Nouns | signature | your name written in your own handwriting |
| signer | someone who signs and is bound by a document | |
| Meaning | approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Have you signed your contract yet?" | |
| Synonym | ratify | |
| Entails | endorse, indorse | Sign as evidence of legal transfer |
| Broader | validate, formalize, formalise | declare or make legally valid |
| Spanish | firmar, ratificar | |
| Catalan | firmar, ratificar, signar | |
| Nouns | signer | someone who signs and is bound by a document |
| Meaning | Be engaged by a written agreement. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Examples |
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| Narrower | autograph, inscribe | mark with one's signature |
| countersign | add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity | |
| endorse, indorse | Sign as evidence of legal transfer | |
| execute | Sign in the presence of witnesses | |
| initial | mark with one's initials | |
| ink | append one's signature to | |
| undersign | Sign at the bottom of (a document) | |
| Broader | contract, undertake | Enter into a contractual arrangement |
| Spanish | firmar | |
| Catalan | firmar | |
| Nouns | signer | someone who signs and is bound by a document |
| Meaning | Engage by written agreement. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" | |
| Synonyms | contract, sign on, sign up | |
| Narrower | contract out | Assign a job to someone outside one's own business |
| Broader | hire, engage, employ | Engage or hire for work |
| Spanish | contratar | |
| Nouns | signer | someone who signs and is bound by a document |
| 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 | |
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| Synonyms | signal, signalize, signalise | |
| Narrower | flag | Communicate or signal with a flag |
| heliograph | Signal by means of a mirror and the using the sun's rays | |
| semaphore | Send signals by or as if by semaphore | |
| whistle | Give a signal by whistling | |
| wigwag | Signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code | |
| Broader | communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
| Spanish | firmar, indicar, señalar | |
| Catalan | assenyalar, firmar, indicar | |
| Nouns | sign | a gesture that is part of a sign language |
| sign | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | |
| signer | someone who can use sign language to communicate | |
| signing | language expressed by visible hand gestures | |
| Meaning | place signs, as along a road. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Spanish | señalizar | |
| Nouns | sign | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted |
| sign | a public display of a message | |
| Meaning | communicate in sign language. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin" | |
| Broader | communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
| Nouns | sign | a gesture that is part of a sign language |
| signer | someone who can use sign language to communicate | |
| 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 | |
| Synonym | bless | |
| Broader | gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement |
| Spanish | bendecir, persignarse | |
| Nouns | sign | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message |
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