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Quick definitions from WordNet (sign)
▸ noun: a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) ("He showed signs of strain")
▸ noun: a public display of a (usually written) message ("He posted signs in all the shop windows")
▸ noun: a character indicating a relation between quantities ("Don't forget the minus sign")
▸ noun: a gesture that is part of a sign language
▸ noun: a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified ("The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary--de Saussure")
▸ noun: (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease ("There were no signs of asphixiation")
▸ noun: structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted ("The highway was lined with signboards")
▸ noun: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come ("It was a sign from God")
▸ noun: having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) ("Charges of opposite sign")
▸ noun: any communication that encodes a message ("Signals from the boat suddenly stopped")
▸ noun: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
▸ verb: engage by written agreement ("They signed two new pitchers for the next season")
▸ verb: approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation ("Have you signed your contract yet?")
▸ verb: be engaged by a written agreement ("He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18")
▸ verb: communicate in sign language ("I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin")
▸ verb: mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) ("She signed the letter and sent it off")
▸ verb: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs ("He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture")
▸ verb: place signs, as along a road ("Sign an intersection")
▸ verb: make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
▸ Also see signs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to sign
▸ Usage examples for sign
▸ Popular adjectives describing sign
▸ Words that often appear near sign
▸ Rhymes of sign
▸ Invented words related to sign
▸ noun: a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) ("He showed signs of strain")
▸ noun: a public display of a (usually written) message ("He posted signs in all the shop windows")
▸ noun: a character indicating a relation between quantities ("Don't forget the minus sign")
▸ noun: a gesture that is part of a sign language
▸ noun: a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified ("The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary--de Saussure")
▸ noun: (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease ("There were no signs of asphixiation")
▸ noun: structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted ("The highway was lined with signboards")
▸ noun: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come ("It was a sign from God")
▸ noun: having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) ("Charges of opposite sign")
▸ noun: any communication that encodes a message ("Signals from the boat suddenly stopped")
▸ noun: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
▸ verb: engage by written agreement ("They signed two new pitchers for the next season")
▸ verb: approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation ("Have you signed your contract yet?")
▸ verb: be engaged by a written agreement ("He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18")
▸ verb: communicate in sign language ("I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin")
▸ verb: mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) ("She signed the letter and sent it off")
▸ verb: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs ("He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture")
▸ verb: place signs, as along a road ("Sign an intersection")
▸ verb: make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
▸ Also see signs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to sign
▸ Usage examples for sign
▸ Popular adjectives describing sign
▸ Words that often appear near sign
▸ Rhymes of sign
▸ Invented words related to sign