Definition: structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
Usage: the highway was lined with signboards
Similar words: structure, construction
Definition: a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
Usage: the structure consisted of a series of arches; she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons
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
Synonyms: sign, signal, signaling
Definition: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
Usage: signals from the boat suddenly stopped
Similar words: communication
Definition: something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
Synonyms: sign
Definition: a public display of a message
Usage: he posted signs in all the shop windows
Similar words: communication
Definition: something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
Synonyms: sign
Definition: a character indicating a relation between quantities
Usage: don't forget the minus sign
Similar words: mathematical notation
Definition: a notation used by mathematicians
Synonyms: sign
Definition: a gesture that is part of a sign language
Similar words: gesture, motion
Definition: the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: linguistic unit, language unit
Definition: one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: experience
Definition: an event as apprehended
Usage: a surprising experience; that painful experience certainly got our attention
Synonyms: 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: the extended spatial location of something
Usage: the farming regions of France; religions in all parts of the world; regions of outer space
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
Similar words: oppositeness, opposition
Definition: the relation between opposed entities
Synonyms: sign
Definition: (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
Usage: there were no signs of asphyxiation
Similar words: grounds, evidence
Definition: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
Usage: the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling
Definition: make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
Similar words: gesticulate, gesture, motion
Definition: show, express or direct through movement
Usage: He gestured his desire to leave
Synonyms: 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
Synonyms: sign
Definition: communicate in sign language
Usage: I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin
Similar words: communicate, intercommunicate
Definition: transmit thoughts or feelings
Usage: He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist
Definition: mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
Usage: She signed the letter and sent it off; Please sign here
Similar words: write
Definition: communicate or express by writing
Usage: Please write to me every week
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: communicate, intercommunicate
Definition: transmit thoughts or feelings
Usage: He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist
Synonyms: sign
Definition: place signs, as along a road
Usage: sign an intersection; This road has been signed
Similar words: put, place, pose, position, set, lay
Definition: put into a certain place or abstract location
Usage: Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point
Synonyms: sign, sign on, sign up, contract
Definition: engage by written agreement
Usage: They signed two new pitchers for the next season
Similar words: hire, employ, engage
Definition: engage or hire for work
Usage: They hired two new secretaries in the department; How many people has she employed?
Definition: approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
Usage: All parties ratified the peace treaty; Have you signed your contract yet?
Synonyms: gestural, sign, sign-language, signed
Definition: used of the language of the deaf
Similar words: communicative, communicatory
Definition: able or tending to communicate
Usage: was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew- W.M.Thackeray