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| 1. | [ noun ] a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) | |
| Synonyms: | mark | |
| Examples: | "he showed signs of strain" "they welcomed the signs of spring" |
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| Related terms: | clue notice | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (writing) mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) | |
| Synonyms: | subscribe | |
| Examples: | "She signed the letter and sent it off" "Please sign here" |
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| Related terms: | write rubricate check_in sign_away sign_away subscription | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (law) write one's name in token of assent, responsibility, or obligation | |
| Synonyms: | ratify | |
| Examples: | "All parties signed the peace treaty" "Have you signed your contract yet?" |
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| Related terms: | validate signer endorse | |
| 4. | [ verb ] be engaged by a written agreement | |
| Examples: | "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18" "The soprano signed to sing the new opera" |
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| Related terms: | contract carry endorse autograph undersign countersign execute ink initial signer | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a public display of a (usually written) message | |
| Examples: | "he posted signs in all the shop windows" |
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| Related terms: | communication scoreboard poster signpost traffic_sign street_sign | |
| 6. | [ noun ] any communication that encodes a message | |
| Synonyms: | signal signaling | |
| Examples: | "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" |
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| Related terms: | communication symbol recording indication phone_number radio_beam input_signal indicator output_signal time_signal dog-ear storm_signal whistle visual_signal curfew retreat drumbeat telegraphic_signal animal_communication high_sign electronic_signal distress_signal alarm all_clear radio_beacon starting_signal ticktack bugle_call bespeak signalize bless signalize | |
| 7. | [ noun ] structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted | |
| Synonyms: | signboard | |
| Examples: | "the highway was lined with signboards" |
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| Related terms: | structure sandwich_board shingle billboard | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (astronomy) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided | |
| Synonyms: | mansion house planetary_house star_sign sign_of_the_zodiac | |
| Related terms: | region Pisces Leo Taurus Aries Gemini Aquarius Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Cancer zodiac astrology | |
| 9. | [ verb ] (work) engage by written agreement | |
| Synonyms: | contract sign_up sign_on fee | |
| Examples: | "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" |
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| Related terms: | hire contract_out contract | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (physics) having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) | |
| Synonyms: | polarity | |
| Examples: | "he got the polarity of the battery reversed" "charges of opposite sign" |
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| Related terms: | opposition positive neutral negative | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (medical) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease | |
| Examples: | "there were no signs of asphixiation" |
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| Related terms: | evidence vital_sign disease medicine | |
| 12. | [ noun ] a gesture that is part of a sign language | |
| Related terms: | gesture sign_language signify | |
| 13. | [ verb ] communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs | |
| Synonyms: | signal signalise signalize | |
| Examples: | "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture" "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" |
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| Related terms: | communicate flag heliograph wigwag whistle semaphore signal signaler signer sign_language | |
| 14. | [ noun ] an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | |
| Synonyms: | foretoken preindication augury | |
| Examples: | "he hoped it was an augury" "it was a sign from God" |
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| Related terms: | experience omen war_cloud inaugurate | |
| 15. | [ adjective ] used of the language of the deaf | |
| Synonyms: | signed sign-language gestural | |
| Related terms: | communicative | |
| 16. | [ verb ] place signs, as along a road | |
| Examples: | "sign an intersection" "This road has been signed" |
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| Related terms: | situate put signboard | |
| 17. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified | |
| Examples: | "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure |
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| Related terms: | language_unit linguistics | |
| 18. | [ verb ] (religion) make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate | |
| Synonyms: | bless | |
| Related terms: | gesticulate signal | |
| 19. | [ verb ] communicate in sign language | |
| Examples: | "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin" |
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| Related terms: | convey communicate | |
| 20. | [ noun ] (mathematics) a character indicating a relation between quantities | |
| Examples: | "don't forget the minus sign" |
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| Related terms: | mathematical_notation equals_sign plus_sign minus_sign mean | |
| Similar spelling: |
Signe Sison Sigyn Sisson siskin sicken |
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