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sign

/ sign /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
"All parties ratified the peace treaty"
"Have you signed your contract yet?"
Type of:
validate formalize formalise
Derived:
ratification confirmation subscriber endorser indorser
Entails:
endorse indorse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
communicate in sign language
"I don''t know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"
Type of:
communicate intercommunicate
Derived:
signer
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
noun Sense 3
(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
"there were no signs of asphixiation"
Type of:
evidence grounds
Kinds of:
vital sign
Has parts:
disease
Domain:
medicine medical specialty
verb Sense 4
mark with one''s signature; write one''s name (on)
"She signed the letter and sent it off"
"Please sign here"
Type of:
write
Kinds of:
rubricate
Derived:
subscription signature signer signatory
See also:
check in sign in sign away sign over
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
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"
Type of:
communicate intercommunicate
Kinds of:
wigwag semaphore heliograph flag whistle
Derived:
signal signaling signaler signaller signer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
place signs, as along a road
"sign an intersection"
"This road has been signed"
Type of:
put set place
Derived:
signboard
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 7
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
"The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure"
Type of:
language unit linguistic unit
Domain:
linguistics
noun Sense 8
a gesture that is part of a sign language
Type of:
gesture motion
Has parts:
sign language signing
Derived:
signal signalize signalise signify
noun Sense 9
a character indicating a relation between quantities
"don''t forget the minus sign"
Type of:
mathematical notation
Kinds of:
equals sign plus sign minus sign
Derived:
mean intend signify stand for
noun Sense 10
a public display of a (usually written) message
"he posted signs in all the shop windows"
Type of:
communication
Kinds of:
scoreboard poster posting placard notice
verb Sense 11
engage by written agreement
"They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
Type of:
hire engage employ
Kinds of:
contract out
Derived:
contract signer signatory
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 12
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"
Type of:
clue clew cue
Derived:
notice mark note signify
verb Sense 13
be engaged by a written agreement
"He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"
"The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
Type of:
contract undertake
Kinds of:
undersign ink autograph inscribe initial
Derived:
signer signatory
Usage Patterns:
Something is ----ing PP
verb Sense 14
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
Type of:
gesticulate gesture motion
Derived:
signal signaling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 15
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"
Type of:
opposition oppositeness
noun Sense 16
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
"he hoped it was an augury"
"it was a sign from God"
Type of:
experience
Kinds of:
war cloud omen portent presage prognostic
Derived:
inaugurate usher in introduce
noun Sense 17
structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
"the highway was lined with signboards"
Type of:
structure construction
Kinds of:
billboard hoarding sandwich board shingle
noun Sense 18
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
Type of:
region part
Kinds of:
Aries Aries the Ram Ram Taurus Taurus the Bull
Has parts:
zodiac
Domain:
astrology star divination
noun Sense 19
any communication that encodes a message
"signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
Type of:
communication
Kinds of:
recording phone number telephone number number starting signal
Derived:
bless signal signalize signalise signify
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
19
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
131
Times Searched
5
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Related Words

validate formalize formalise communicate intercommunicate evidence grounds vital sign write rubricate wigwag semaphore