eng: sign

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Meaning
means	(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" sign, mark
means	(noun) a public display of a message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows" sign
means	(noun) any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" signaling, signal, sign
means	(noun) structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards" sign, signboard
means	(noun) (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided sign, mansion, star sign, planetary house, sign of the zodiac, house
means	(noun) (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphyxiation" sign
means	(noun) having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign" sign, polarity
means	(noun) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" sign, foretoken, augury, preindication
means	(noun) a gesture that is part of a sign language sign
means	(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 sign
means	(noun) a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign" sign
means	(verb) mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here" subscribe, sign
means	(verb) approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?" sign, ratify
means	(verb) be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera" sign
means	(verb) engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season" sign, sign up, sign on, contract
means	(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" signalise, signalize, sign, signal
means	(verb) place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed" sign
means	(verb) communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin" sign
means	(verb) make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate sign, bless
means	(adjective) used of the language of the deaf sign, signed, gestural, sign-language
means	e/Sign (semiotics)

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