Sign

[saɪn]

Definition

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) a public display of a message; 'he posted signs in all the shop windows'.

(noun.) a character indicating a relation between quantities; 'don't forget the minus sign'.

(noun.) a gesture that is part of a sign language.

(noun.) a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; 'The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary'--de Saussure.

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

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

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

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

(verb.) 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'.

(verb.) place signs, as along a road; 'sign an intersection'; 'This road has been signed'.

(verb.) engage by written agreement; 'They signed two new pitchers for the next season'.

(verb.) approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; 'All parties ratified the peace treaty'; 'Have you signed your contract yet?'.

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Definition

(n.) That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.

(n.) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen.

(n.) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder.

(n.) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument.

(n.) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture.

(n.) A word or a character regarded as the outward manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of ideas.

(n.) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known.

(n.) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb.

(n.) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard.

(n.) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed token or notice.

(n.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac.

(n.) A character indicating the relation of quantities, or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign + (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division Ö, and the like.

(n.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one appreciable by some one other than the patient.

(n.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc.

(n.) That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance considered with reference to that which it represents.

(n.) To represent by a sign; to make known in a typical or emblematic manner, in distinction from speech; to signify.

(n.) To make a sign upon; to mark with a sign.

(n.) To affix a signature to; to ratify by hand or seal; to subscribe in one's own handwriting.

(n.) To assign or convey formally; -- used with away.

(n.) To mark; to make distinguishable.

(v. i.) To be a sign or omen.

(v. i.) To make a sign or signal; to communicate directions or intelligence by signs.

(v. i.) To write one's name, esp. as a token of assent, responsibility, or obligation.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Token, mark, note, indication, index, symptom, manifestation, symbol, emblem.[2]. Signal, beacon.[3]. Prodigy, wonder, miracle, portent, augury, presage, prognostic, auspice, foreboding, omen.

v. a. Subscribe, put one's name to, affix one's signature to.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Token, indication, proof, memorial, expression, symbol, emblem, prefiguration,badge, type, premonition, symptom, prognostic, mark, wonder, presage, signal

ANT:Misindication, misrepresentation, misleader

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Definition

n. mark token: proof: that by which a thing is known or represented: a word gesture symbol or mark intended to signify something else: a remarkable event: an omen: a miraculous manifestation: a memorial: something set up as a notice in a public place: (math.) a mark showing the relation of quantities or an operation to be performed: (med.) a symptom: (astron.) one of the twelve parts of the zodiac each comprising 30 degrees of the ecliptic.—v.t. to represent or make known by a sign: to attach a signature to.—v.i. to give one's signature: to make a particular sign.—adj. Sign′able capable of being or requiring to be signed.—ns. Sign′board a board with a sign telling a man's occupation or articles for sale; Sign′er; Sig′net the privy-seal: (B.) a seal.—adj. Sig′neted stamped or marked with a signet.—n. Sig′net-ring a ring with a signet or private seal.—adj. Sign′less making no sign.—ns. Sign′-man′ual the royal signature usually only the initial of the sovereign's name with R. for Rex or Regina; Sign′-paint′er one who paints signs for shops &c.; Sign′post a post on which a sign is hung: a direction-post.

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