1. sign - 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"
Synonym(s): mark
2. sign - noun
· a public display of a message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows"
Hypernym(s): communication
3. sign - noun
· any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
Hypernym(s): communication
4. sign - noun
· structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards"
Synonym(s): signboard
Hypernym(s): structure, construction
5. sign - noun
· (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
Synonym(s): sign_of_the_zodiac, star_sign, mansion, house, planetary_house
6. sign - noun
· (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphyxiation"
Hypernym(s): evidence, grounds
7. sign - 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"
Synonym(s): polarity
Hypernym(s): opposition, oppositeness
8. sign - noun
· an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"
Synonym(s): augury, foretoken, preindication
Hypernym(s): experience
9. sign - noun
· a gesture that is part of a sign language
10. sign - 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
Hypernym(s): language_unit, linguistic_unit
11. sign - noun
· a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign"
Hypernym(s): mathematical_notation
12. sign - verb
· mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"
Synonym(s): subscribe
Hypernym(s): write
13. sign - verb
· approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"
Synonym(s): ratify
Hypernym(s): validate, formalize, formalise
14. sign - verb
· be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
Hypernym(s): contract, undertake
15. sign - verb
· engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
Synonym(s): contract, sign_on, sign_up
Hypernym(s): hire, engage, employ
16. sign - 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"
Synonym(s): signal, signalize, signalise
Hypernym(s): communicate, intercommunicate
17. sign - verb
· place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed"
Hypernym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay
18. sign - verb
· communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"
Hypernym(s): communicate, intercommunicate
19. sign - verb
· make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
Synonym(s): bless
Hypernym(s): gesticulate, gesture, motion
20. sign - adjective
· used of the language of the deaf
Synonym(s): gestural, signed, sign-language
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