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English to English adjective satellite
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used of the language of the deaf |  | source: wordnet30 noun
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a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) | | Example: he showed signs of strain
they welcomed the signs of spring
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a public display of a message | | Example: he posted signs in all the shop windows
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any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | | Example: signals from the boat suddenly stopped
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structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted | | Example: the highway was lined with signboards
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(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided | | source: wordnet30
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(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease | | Example: there were no signs of asphyxiation
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having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) | | Example: he got the polarity of the battery reversed
charges of opposite sign
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an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | | Example: he hoped it was an augury
it was a sign from God
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a gesture that is part of a sign language | | source: wordnet30
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a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified | | Example: The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary
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a character indicating a relation between quantities | | Example: don't forget the minus sign
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That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof. | | source: webster1913 verb
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mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) | | Example: She signed the letter and sent it off
Please sign here
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approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation | | Example: All parties ratified the peace treaty
Have you signed your contract yet?
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be engaged by a written agreement | | Example: He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18
The soprano signed to sing the new opera
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engage by written agreement | | Example: They signed two new pitchers for the next season
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communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs | | Example: He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture
The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu
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place signs, as along a road | | Example: sign an intersection
This road has been signed
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communicate in sign language | | Example: I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin
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make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate | | source: wordnet30
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To represent by a sign; to make known in a typical or emblematic manner, in distinction from speech; to signify. | | source: webster1913
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To be a sign or omen. | | source: webster1913
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