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sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | signboard |
| Type of | structure, construction |
| Has types | scoreboard, billboard, shingle, sandwich board, hoarding |
the highway was lined with signboards.
sign::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bless |
| Type of | gesture, gesticulate, motion |
sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | signal, signaling |
| Type of | communication |
| Has types | radiotelegraphic signal, alert, radio beam, distress call, distress signal, dog-ear, drumbeat, electronic signal, radio beacon, high sign, indicator, input, input signal, phone number, output signal, output, number, curfew, all clear, animal communication, whistling, whistle, warning signal, visual signal, time signal, ticktack, beam, telephone number, telegraphic signal, bugle call, symbol, storm signal, starting signal, start, alarm, alarum, retreat, recording |
| Derivation | signify |
signals from the boat suddenly stopped.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gestural, sign-language, signed |
sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | augury, foretoken, preindication |
| Type of | experience |
| Has types | presage, prognostic, war cloud, prognostication, omen, prodigy, portent |
it was a sign from God.
sign::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | signal, signalise, signalize |
| Type of | communicate, intercommunicate |
| Has types | heliograph, whistle, wigwag, flag, semaphore |
| Derivation | signing, signer |
He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture.
The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu.
sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | house, mansion, planetary house, sign of the zodiac, star sign |
| Type of | region, part |
sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | polarity |
| Type of | opposition, oppositeness |
| Has types | positiveness, negativity, positivity, negativeness |
charges of opposite sign.
sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mathematical notation |
| Has types | minus sign, radical sign, equal sign, plus sign |
| Derivation | signify |
don't forget the minus sign.
sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | linguistic unit, language unit |
The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | communication |
| Has types | notice, guidepost, card, bill, posting, signpost, poster, placard, street sign |
he posted signs in all the shop windows.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | intercommunicate, communicate |
| Derivation | signer |
I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin.
sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | grounds, evidence |
| Has types | vital sign |
there were no signs of asphyxiation.
Examples of sign
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Regardless, brands signing up for Instagram is a very good sign for the company.
From the techcrunch.com
The sign was designed to look similar to the one that was in place in the 1940s.
From the tennessean.com
They fan their ears toward the back of their head, which can be a sign of anger.
From the stltoday.com
Cashman, who hasn't hid his desire to sign Lee, plans to be in Braunecker's ear.
From the newsday.com
When people sign the pledge, they have abdicated their objectivity and openness.
From the sacbee.com
As a truthful Fire sign, you're pretty open with people about your true desires.
From the sacbee.com
Republican Gov. John Kasich is expected to sign the bill by the end of the week.
From the denverpost.com
Transactions, however, are on the rise and local brokers say that's a good sign.
From the denverpost.com
Why would someone join my district for example and sign up for a $35,000 salary?
From the orlandosentinel.com
- Gestural: used of the language of the deaf
- 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"
- Mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"
- A public display of a message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows"
- Approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"
- Be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
- An ampersand (or epershand) "&" is a logogram representing the conjunction word "and".
- The typographic character @, called the at sign or at symbol, is an abbreviation of the word at or the phrase at the rate of in accounting and commercial invoices (e.g. "7 widgets @ $2 = $14"). Its most common modern use is in e-mail addresses, where it stands for "located at". ...
- Astrological signs represent twelve equal segments or divisions of the zodiac. According to astrology, celestial phenomena reflect or govern human activity on the principle of "as above, so below", so that the twelve signs are held to represent twelve basic personality types or characteristic ...
