sign

Definitions of sign in various dictionaries:

noun - a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

noun - a public display of a message

noun - any non verb al action or gesture that encodes a message

noun - structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted

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

noun - (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease

noun - having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)

noun - an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

noun - a gesture that is part of a sign language

noun - a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified

noun - a character indicating a relation between quantities

verb - mark with one's signature

verb - approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

verb - be engaged by a written agreement

verb - engage by written agreement

verb - communicate silently and non- verb ally by signals or signs

verb - place signs, as along a road

verb - communicate in sign language

verb - make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection

adj - used of the language of the deaf

Something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality.

An act or a gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command: gave the go-ahead sign.

Sign language.

A displayed structure bearing lettering or symbols, used to identify or advertise a place of business: a motel with a flashing neon sign outside.

A posted notice bearing a designation, direction, or command: an EXIT sign above a door; a traffic sign.

A conventional figure or device that stands for a word, a phrase, or an operation; a symbol, as in mathematics or in musical notation.

A trace or vestige: no sign of life.

A portentous incident or event; a presage: took the eclipse as a sign from God.

A body manifestation that serves to indicate the presence of malfunction or disease.

One of the 12 divisions of the zodiac, each named for a constellation and represented by a symbol.

To affix one’s signature to.

To write (one’s signature).

To approve or ratify (a document) by affixing a signature, seal, or other mark: sign a bill into law.

To hire or engage by obtaining a signature on a contract: signed a rookie pitcher for next season; sign up actors for a tour.

To relinquish or transfer title to by signature: signed away all her claims to the estate.

To provide with a sign or signs: sign a new highway.

To communicate with a sign or by sign language: signed his approval; sign instructions to a hearing-impaired teammate.

To consecrate with the sign of the cross.

To make a sign or signs; signal.

To use sign language.

To write one’s signature.

To an noun ce the end of a communication; conclude.

To stop transmission after identifying the broadcasting station.

To express approval formally or conclusively: got the Congress to sign off on the tax proposal.

To enlist oneself, especially as an employee: “Retired politicians often sign on with top-dollar law firms” (New York Times).

These noun s are compared as they denote an outward indication of the existence or presence of something not immediately evident.

verb - to write one's name on

SIGN - A sign is an object, quality, event, or entity whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else. A natura...