sign

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• October 3. 2012 by jonasmunk from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — noun — english

  a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — noun — english

  a public display of a message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows"

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — noun — english

  any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — noun — english

  structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards"

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — noun — english

  (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — noun — english

  (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphyxiation"

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — noun — english

  having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign"

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — noun — english

  an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — noun — english

  a gesture that is part of a sign language

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — noun — english

  a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure

• March 3. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — noun — english

  a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — verb — english

  mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — verb — english

  approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — verb — english

  be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — verb — english

  engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — verb — english

  communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — verb — english

  place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — verb — english

  communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — verb — english

  make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

• March 31. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  sign — adjective — english

  used of the language of the deaf