sign
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Sense 1 noun
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
he showed signs of strain
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Sense 2 verb
mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
She signed the letter and sent it off
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Sense 3 noun
a public display of a message
he posted signs in all the shop windows
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Sense 4 verb
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
All parties ratified the peace treaty
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Sense 5 noun
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
signals from the boat suddenly stopped
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- communication
- recording
- phone number
- starting signal
- storm signal
- beam
- ticktack
- time signal
- dog-ear
- animal communication
- warning signal
- distress signal
- all clear
- bugle call
- curfew
- retreat
- drumbeat
- telegraphic signal
- whistle
- high sign
- symbol
- visual signal
- indicator
- electronic signal
- radio beacon
- input
- output signal
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Sense 6 verb
be engaged by a written agreement
He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18
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Sense 7 noun
structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
the highway was lined with signboards
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Sense 8 verb
engage by written agreement
They signed two new pitchers for the next season
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Sense 9 noun
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
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Sense 10 verb
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture
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Sense 11 noun
(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
there were no signs of asphyxiation
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Sense 12 verb
place signs, as along a road
sign an intersection
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Sense 13 noun
having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
he got the polarity of the battery reversed
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Sense 14 verb
communicate in sign language
I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin
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Sense 15 noun
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
he hoped it was an augury
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Sense 16 verb
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
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Sense 17 noun
a gesture that is part of a sign language
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Sense 18 noun
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary
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Sense 19 noun
a character indicating a relation between quantities
don't forget the minus sign
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | signify |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | note |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | cue |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | token |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | check in |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | sign away |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | subscription |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | signature |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | signatory |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | write |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | rubricate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sign |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | communication |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | posting |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | street sign |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | signpost |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | ratification |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | signatory |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | endorser |
| 4 | entails | Related & opposite | endorse |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | validate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bless |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bespeak |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | distinguish |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | call attention |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | signify |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | signal |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | signalize |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | communication |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | recording |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | phone number |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | starting signal |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | storm signal |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | beam |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | ticktack |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | time signal |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | dog-ear |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | animal communication |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | warning signal |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | distress signal |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | all clear |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bugle call |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | curfew |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | retreat |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | drumbeat |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | telegraphic signal |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | whistle |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | high sign |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | symbol |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | visual signal |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | indicator |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | electronic signal |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | radio beacon |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | input |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | output signal |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | signatory |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | contract |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | undersign |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | ink |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | autograph |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | initial |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | countersign |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | execute |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | endorse |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | sign |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | billboard |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | sandwich board |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | scoreboard |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | shingle |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | contract |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | signatory |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | hire |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | contract out |
| 9 | domain topic | Related & opposite | astrology |
| 9 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | zodiac |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | region |
| 9 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Aries the Ram |
| 9 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Taurus the Bull |
| 9 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Gemini the Twins |
| 9 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Cancer the Crab |
| 9 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Leo the Lion |
| 9 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Virgo the Virgin |
| 9 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Libra the Balance |
| 9 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Scorpio the Scorpion |
| 9 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Sagittarius the Archer |
| 9 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Capricorn the Goat |
| 9 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Aquarius the Water Bearer |
| 9 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Pisces |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | signal |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | sign language |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | sign |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | signaler |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | signer |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | communicate |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | wigwag |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | semaphore |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | heliograph |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | flag |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | whistle |
| 11 | domain topic | Related & opposite | medicine |
| 11 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | disease |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | grounds |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | vital sign |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | signboard |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | sign |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | put |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | polar |
| 13 | hypernym | Types & categories | oppositeness |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | positivity |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | negativity |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | sign |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | signer |
| 14 | hypernym | Types & categories | communicate |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | usher in |
| 15 | hypernym | Types & categories | experience |
| 15 | hyponym | Types & categories | war cloud |
| 15 | hyponym | Types & categories | prognostication |
| 16 | derivation | Related & opposite | signal |
| 16 | hypernym | Types & categories | motion |
| 17 | derivation | Related & opposite | sign |
| 17 | derivation | Related & opposite | signify |
| 17 | derivation | Related & opposite | signal |
| 17 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | sign language |
| 17 | hypernym | Types & categories | motion |
| 18 | domain topic | Related & opposite | linguistics |
| 18 | hypernym | Types & categories | language unit |
| 19 | derivation | Related & opposite | signify |
| 19 | derivation | Related & opposite | signify |
| 19 | hypernym | Types & categories | mathematical notation |
| 19 | hyponym | Types & categories | equal sign |
| 19 | hyponym | Types & categories | plus sign |
| 19 | hyponym | Types & categories | minus sign |
| 19 | hyponym | Types & categories | radical sign |