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▸ noun: An omen.
▸ noun: (medicine) A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, can be detected objectively by someone other than the patient.
▸ noun: A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
▸ noun: (Canada, US, Australia, uncountable) Physical evidence left by an animal.
▸ noun: A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures.
▸ noun: A wonder; miracle; prodigy.
▸ noun: (astrology) An astrological sign.
▸ noun: (mathematics) Positive or negative polarity, as denoted by the + or - sign.
▸ noun: A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.
▸ noun: (uncountable) Sign language in general.
▸ noun: A semantic unit, something that conveys meaning or information (e.g. a word of written language); (linguistics, semiotics) a unit consisting of a signifier and a signified concept. (See sign (semiotics).)
▸ noun: A military emblem carried on a banner or standard.
▸ verb: To make a mark
▸ verb: (transitive, now rare) To seal (a document etc.) with an identifying seal or symbol.
▸ verb: (transitive) To mark, to put or leave a mark on.
▸ verb: (transitive) To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it.
▸ verb: (transitive) More generally, to write one's signature on (something) as a means of identification etc.
▸ verb: (transitive or reflexive) To write (one's name) as a signature.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To write one's signature.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To finalise a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label etc.
▸ verb: (transitive) To engage (a sports player, musician etc.) in a contract.
▸ verb: To make the sign of the cross
▸ verb: (transitive) To bless (someone or something) with the sign of the cross; to mark with the sign of the cross.
▸ verb: (reflexive) To cross oneself.
▸ verb: To indicate
▸ verb: (intransitive) To communicate using a gesture or signal.
▸ verb: (transitive) To communicate or make known (a meaning, intention, etc.) by a sign.
▸ verb: (transitive) To communicate using gestures to (someone).
▸ verb: (intransitive) To use sign language.
▸ verb: (transitive) To furnish (a road etc.) with signs.
▸ verb: To determine the sign of
▸ verb: (transitive) To calculate or derive whether a quantity has a positive or negative sign.
Similar:
mark,
sign up,
subscribe,
signalize,
sign on,
signal,
communicatory,
signboard,
contract,
ratify,
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Opposite:
Types:
stop sign,
yield sign,
speed limit sign,
no parking sign,
no smoking sign,
caution sign,
exit sign,
handicap sign,
more...
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