sign
109
1.8
- noun
- /saɪn/
:
seña
- And now let us offer each other a sign of peace.
- sign language
- American sign language
- sign language interpreter
If you could give us a sign that you're here with us, please.
- If you could give us a sign that you're here with us, please.
- Now, the first one is I'm going to make some heart here with making the little heart sign.
- I want you to come up and take a picture with her and make a peace sign.
- And I said give them the old peace signs and I kept slowing slower and slower and they just slowed down so they couldn't go no further.
Examples
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Let him give me a sign.
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Many Christians stand during their reading as a sign of reverence.
Academic text (2015) -
If you can hear me, give us a sign.
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A scout who could speak our language a little and who knew sign language was with them.
Fiction book (1992) -
You know, there's an American Sign Language course at the evening extension.
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To be more readily recognized as deaf, a person with sign language skills might try signing.
Academic text (1997) -
You taught me how to speak like the Clan does, with signs and motions, not words.
Fiction book (1990) -
Her parents desired to maximize her education by having a sign interpreter in the classroom.
Academic text (2015) -
"Don't go in, Jondalar! Wolf! Stay!" she commanded, making the sign with her hand as well.
Fiction book (1990) -
In our class, we often use signs to help students understand complex ideas.
Synonyms
670
2.1
A gesture or sound that tells someone to act
140
2.3
A movement of the body that shows a thought or feeling
127
1.0
A hand movement to greet or attract attention
92
2.0
A movement of the hand or body to signal someone
32
2.8
A language using hand signs and face movements to communicate, often used by people who are deaf
22
3.7
Using hand movements and gestures to communicate, often as a language for deaf people
3
3.9
A language of hand signs and body movements used by deaf people in the United States and parts of Canada
1
7.4
Movements of the hands and arms that show feeling or make a point when you speak
1
2.9
A movement of the face to show emotion or send a message without words
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
41
2.4
Measurements like heart rate or blood pressure that show how well the body is working
32
2.8
A language using hand signs and face movements to communicate, often used by people who are deaf
3
3.9
A language of hand signs and body movements used by deaf people in the United States and parts of Canada
1
5.1
One of twelve parts of the sky used in astrology to show personality and give horoscopes
1
2.7
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
How Clear
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sign comes from the Latin signum, meaning 'mark', and is the same root as signal. A gesture or movement is a kind of sign because it makes a clear visible message, like a human 'mark' that tells someone what to do.