sign
- adjective
- /saɪn/
- She learned how to communicate using sign language to interact better with her deaf friends.
Everyone instantly knew this was bad, even the sign language interpreter take a look at her face.
- Everyone instantly knew this was bad, even the sign language interpreter take a look at her face.
- ASL, the acronym for American Sign Language.
- Learn sign language and regarding cochlear implants, make sure sign language is not ignored or neglected.
- It wasn't like modern American Sign Language, where a gesture means the same thing as a word.
- See, these guys are all sign languagey whispering.
- One thing that I liked about these boys is that they they use a sign language that's mad.
Examples
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Learn sign language and regarding cochlear implants, make sure sign language is not ignored or neglected.
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Relates to a British Sign, British Sign Language and the need for GCSE in British Sign Language.
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I think it would be good to learn more sign language.
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One thing that I liked about these boys is that they they use a sign language that's mad.
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This is a country and this is a being said in a sign language by some Cistercian monks.
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The Third Point relates to a British Sign, British Sign Language and the need for GCSE in British Sign Language.
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Someone asks what is the sign language on top of my sandpaper rack.
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And so this is a a very nice resource we have and we start doing, we started looking at doing sign language, both real and imagined.
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See, these guys are all sign languagey whispering.
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They are all richly expressive, including sign languages.
Synonyms
Communication using movements of the hands or body to show meaning
Performed in sign language so deaf people can follow
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
Measurements like heart rate or blood pressure that show how well the body is working
A language using hand signs and face movements to communicate, often used by people who are deaf
A language of hand signs and body movements used by deaf people in the United States and parts of Canada
One of twelve parts of the sky used in astrology to show personality and give horoscopes
A gesture made by holding up the index and middle fingers in a V shape to show victory or peace
- Specialized
A big toe moving upward when the sole is stroked, normal in babies but showing nerve damage in adults
- Archaic
A purplish colour of the lining of the vagina that appears in early pregnancy
- Specialized
A sign when the knee cannot fully straighten with the thigh bent, showing a possible brain infection
- Specialized
Blue colour of fingers and toes when tiny blood vessels tighten from cold or stress
- UK
The written name of a king or queen on an official document showing personal approval
- Specialized
A Cyrillic letter that makes the consonant before it sound with the tongue near the roof of the mouth
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adjective sign (relating to sign language) comes from the Latin signum, meaning 'mark' or 'signal'. Calling something sign shows it uses visible 'marks' or gestures for communication instead of spoken words.