Definition: structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
Usage: the highway was lined with signboards
Definition: a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
Usage: he showed signs of strain; they welcomed the signs of spring
Main entry: sign, signal, signaling
Definition: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
Usage: signals from the boat suddenly stopped
Main entry: sign
Definition: a public display of a message
Usage: he posted signs in all the shop windows
Main entry: sign
Definition: a character indicating a relation between quantities
Usage: don't forget the minus sign
Main entry: sign
Definition: a gesture that is part of a sign language
Main entry: sign
Definition: a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
Usage: The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary--de Saussure
Main entry: augury, foretoken, sign, preindication
Definition: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
Usage: he hoped it was an augury; it was a sign from God
Main entry: planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign, house, mansion
Definition: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
Definition: having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
Usage: he got the polarity of the battery reversed; charges of opposite sign
Main entry: sign
Definition: (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
Usage: there were no signs of asphyxiation
Definition: make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
Main entry: sign
Definition: be engaged by a written agreement
Usage: He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18; The soprano signed to sing the new opera
Main entry: sign
Definition: communicate in sign language
Usage: I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin
Definition: mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
Usage: She signed the letter and sent it off; Please sign here
Main entry: sign, signal, signalise, signalize
Definition: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
Usage: He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture; The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu
Main entry: sign
Definition: place signs, as along a road
Usage: sign an intersection; This road has been signed
Main entry: sign, sign on, sign up, contract
Definition: engage by written agreement
Usage: They signed two new pitchers for the next season
Definition: approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
Usage: All parties ratified the peace treaty; Have you signed your contract yet?
Main entry: gestural, sign, sign-language, signed
Definition: used of the language of the deaf