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: signal
Definition: any incitement to action
Usage: he awaited the signal to start; the victory was a signal for wild celebration
Similar words: provocation, incitation, incitement
Definition: something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
Synonyms: signal
Definition: an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
Similar words: electrical energy, electricity
Definition: energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
Usage: they built a car that runs on electricity
Synonyms: bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point
Definition: be a signal for or a symptom of
Usage: These symptoms indicate a serious illness; Her behavior points to a severe neurosis; The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
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: signal
Definition: notably out of the ordinary
Usage: the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party
Similar words: impressive
Definition: making a strong or vivid impression
Usage: an impressive ceremony