Definitions of SIGN in various dictionaries:
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a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
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a public display of a message
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any non verb al action or gesture that encodes a message
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structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
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(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
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(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
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having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
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an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
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a gesture that is part of a sign language
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a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
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a character indicating a relation between quantities
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mark with one's signature
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approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
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be engaged by a written agreement
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engage by written agreement
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communicate silently and non- verb ally by signals or signs
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place signs, as along a road
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communicate in sign language
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make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection
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used of the language of the deaf
Something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality.
An act or a gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command: gave the go-ahead sign.
Sign language.
A displayed structure bearing lettering or symbols, used to identify or advertise a place of business: a motel with a flashing neon sign outside.
A posted notice bearing a designation, direction, or command: an EXIT sign above a door; a traffic sign.
A conventional figure or device that stands for a word, a phrase, or an operation; a symbol, as in mathematics or in musical notation.
A trace or vestige: no sign of life.
A portentous incident or event; a presage: took the eclipse as a sign from God.
A body manifestation that serves to indicate the presence of malfunction or disease.
One of the 12 divisions of the zodiac, each named for a constellation and represented by a symbol.
To affix one’s signature to.
To write (one’s signature).
To approve or ratify (a document) by affixing a signature, seal, or other mark: sign a bill into law.
To hire or engage by obtaining a signature on a contract: signed a rookie pitcher for next season; sign up actors for a tour.
To relinquish or transfer title to by signature: signed away all her claims to the estate.
To provide with a sign or signs: sign a new highway.
To communicate with a sign or by sign language: signed his approval; sign instructions to a hearing-impaired teammate.
To consecrate with the sign of the cross.
To make a sign or signs; signal.
To use sign language.
To write one’s signature.
To an noun ce the end of a communication; conclude.
To stop transmission after identifying the broadcasting station.
To express approval formally or conclusively: got the Congress to sign off on the tax proposal.
To enlist oneself, especially as an employee: “Retired politicians often sign on with top-dollar law firms” (New York Times).
These noun s are compared as they denote an outward indication of the existence or presence of something not immediately evident.
verb - to write one's name on