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sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary

sign
noun
/saɪn/
structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
Type Words
Synonyms signboard
Type of structure, construction
Has types scoreboard, billboard, shingle, sandwich board, hoarding


the highway was lined with signboards.

sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary

sign
noun
/saɪn/
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
Type Words
Synonyms mark
Type of clew, clue, cue
Has types token
Derivation signify


he showed signs of strain.
they welcomed the signs of spring.

sign::verb | Spocien Dictionary

sign
verb
/saɪn/
mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
Type Words
Synonyms subscribe
Type of write
Has types rubricate
Derivation signature, signer


She signed the letter and sent it off.
Please sign here.

sign::verb | Spocien Dictionary

sign
verb
/saɪn/
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
Type Words
Synonyms bless
Type of gesture, gesticulate, motion

sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary

sign
noun
/saɪn/
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
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.

sign::verb | Spocien Dictionary

sign
verb
/saɪn/
engage by written agreement
Type Words
Synonyms contract, sign on, sign up
Type of hire, engage, employ
Has types contract out
Derivation signer


They signed two new pitchers for the next season.

sign::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

sign
adjective
/saɪn/
used of the language of the deaf
Type Words
Synonyms gestural, sign-language, signed

sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary

sign
noun
/saɪn/
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
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

sign
verb
/saɪn/
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
Type Words
Synonyms ratify
Type of formalize, formalise, validate
Derivation signer


Have you signed your contract yet?.

sign::verb | Spocien Dictionary

sign
verb
/saɪn/
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
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

sign
noun
/saɪn/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
Type Words
Synonyms house, mansion, planetary house, sign of the zodiac, star sign
Type of region, part

sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary

sign
noun
/saɪn/
having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
Type Words
Synonyms polarity
Type of opposition, oppositeness
Has types positiveness, negativity, positivity, negativeness


charges of opposite sign.

sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary

sign
noun
/saɪn/
a character indicating a relation between quantities
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

sign
noun
/saɪn/
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
Type Words
Type of linguistic unit, language unit


The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary.

sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary

sign
noun
/saɪn/
a gesture that is part of a sign language
Type Words
Type of motion, gesture
Derivation signify

sign::noun | Spocien Dictionary

sign
noun
/saɪn/
a public display of a message
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.

sign::verb | Spocien Dictionary

sign
verb
/saɪn/
be engaged by a written agreement
Type Words
Type of undertake, contract
Has types execute, ink, inscribe, indorse, initial, undersign, autograph, countersign, endorse
Derivation signer


He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18.
The soprano signed to sing the new opera.

sign::verb | Spocien Dictionary

sign
verb
/saɪn/
communicate in sign language
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

sign
noun
/saɪn/
(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
Type Words
Type of grounds, evidence
Has types vital sign


there were no signs of asphyxiation.

sign::verb | Spocien Dictionary

sign
verb
/saɪn/
place signs, as along a road
Type Words
Type of put, lay, pose, place, set, position


sign an intersection.
This road has been signed.
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.