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Sign

noun

1.

A perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened). Synonym: mark. "They welcomed the signs of spring"

2.

A public display of a message.

3.

Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message. Synonyms: signal, signaling.

4.

Structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted. Synonym: signboard.

5.

(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided. Synonyms: house, mansion, planetary house, sign of the zodiac, star sign.

6.

(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease.

7.

Having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges). Synonym: polarity. "Charges of opposite sign"

8.

An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come. Synonyms: augury, foretoken, preindication. "It was a sign from God"

9.

A gesture that is part of a sign language.

10.

A fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified.

11.

A character indicating a relation between quantities.

verb

(past & past part. signed; pres. part. signing)

1.

Mark with one's signature; write one's name (on). Synonym: subscribe. "Please sign here"

2.

Approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation. Synonym: ratify. "Have you signed your contract yet?"

3.

Be engaged by a written agreement. "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"

4.

Engage by written agreement. Synonyms: contract, sign on, sign up.

5.

Communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs. Synonyms: signal, signalise, signalize. "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"

6.

Place signs, as along a road. "This road has been signed"

7.

Communicate in sign language.

8.

Make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate. Synonym: bless.

adjective

1.

Used of the language of the deaf. Synonyms: gestural, sign-language, signed.

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"Sign" Quotes from Famous Books

... regretfully, "and I've heard that the old Lorings lived like kings here long ago; wild, reckless, magnificent men; not at all like the Lorings now; and oh, my, how the place has been neglected of late. Not a sign of life about the house. Now, in Tom ...

— The Bondwoman • Marah Ellis Ryan

... the laws requiring that signs of certain size and projection be removed from public thoroughfares in cities, there has been quite a call for short sign brackets, so termed, of the order exhibited in Fig. 7. These sign-supporting brackets do not extend more than 3 ft. out from the building. A boy can take orders for these signs in almost any city or large town with a little canvassing. The sign supporting bracket ...

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... don't know as much about managing a boat as a cat!" exclaimed Snuffy excitedly. "Sign ...

— Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 • Lucy Maud Montgomery

... brush Jones sat keeping a signal fire going as long as he had fuel. But the wind was keen and strong, wood limited, and he gave it up. Spreading our blankets we went to sleep. Morning came clear and sharp. I took my glasses and went up to scan the country for some sign of the Major or our waggon and I rejoiced to discover him not a quarter of a mile distant. He had headed for the fire, and losing it kept on by a star till he thought he was near us, when he made a small fire of his own, tied his mule, and ...

— A Canyon Voyage • Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

... cherished still by that unchanging race, Are themes for minstrelsy more high than thine; Of strange tradition many a mystic trace, Legend and vision, prophecy and sign; Where wonders wild of Arabesque combine With Gothic imagery of darker shade, Forming a model meet for minstrel line. Go, seek such theme!"—the Mountain Spirit said. With filial awe I heard—I heard, ...

— Some Poems by Sir Walter Scott • Sir Walter Scott

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