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Definitions for Signs

[1] a token; indication.
[2] any object, action, event, pattern, etc., that conveys a meaning.
[3] a conventional or arbitrary mark, figure, or symbol used as an abbreviation for the word or words it represents.
[4] a motion or gesture used to express or convey an idea, command, decision, etc.: Her nod was a sign that it was time to leave.
[5] a notice, bearing a name, direction, warning, or advertisement, that is displayed or posted for public view: a traffic sign; a store sign.
[6] a trace; vestige: There wasn't a sign of them.
[7] an arbitrary or conventional symbol used in musical notation to indicate tonality, tempo, etc.
[8] Medicine/Medical . the objective indications of a disease.
[9] any meaningful gestural unit belonging to a sign language.
[10] an omen; portent: a sign of approaching decadence.
[11] sign of the zodiac.
[12] sign language(def 1) .
[13] Usually signs. traces, as footprints, of a wild animal.
[14] Mathematics . a plus sign or minus sign used as a symbol for indicating addition or subtraction. a plus sign or minus sign used as a symbol for indicating the positive or negative value of a quantity, as an integer. multiplication sign. division sign. a symbol, as  or !, used to indicate a radical or factorial operation.
[15] to affix a signature to: to sign a letter.
[16] to write as a signature: to sign one's name.
[17] to engage by written agreement: to sign a new player.
[18] to mark with a sign, especially the sign of the cross.
[19] to communicate by means of a sign; signal: He signed his wish to leave.
[20] to convey (a message) in a sign language.
[21] Obsolete . to direct or appoint by a sign.
[22] to write one's signature, as a token of agreement, obligation, receipt, etc.: to sign for a package.
[23] to make a sign or signal: He signed to her to go away.
[24] to employ a sign language for communication.
[25] to obligate oneself by signature: He signed with another team for the next season.
[26] sign away /over , to assign or dispose of by affixing one's signature to a document: She signed over her fortune to the church.
[27] sign in , to record or authorize one's arrival (or departure) by signing a register. Also sign out.
[28] sign off , to withdraw, as from some responsibility or connection. to cease radio or television broadcasting, especially at the end of the day. Informal . to become silent: He had exhausted conversation topics and signed off. to indicate one's approval explicitly if not formally: The president is expected to sign off on the new agreement.
[29] sign on , to employ; hire. to bind oneself to work, as by signing a contract: He signed on as a pitcher with a major-league team. to start radio or television broadcasting, especially at the beginning of the day. Computers . log1(def 17a) .
[30] sign up , to enlist, as in an organization or group; to register or subscribe: to sign up for the navy; to sign up for class.
[31] something that indicates or acts as a token of a fact, condition, etc, that is not immediately or outwardly observable
[32] an action or gesture intended to convey information, a command, etc
[33] a board, placard, etc, displayed in public and inscribed with words or designs intended to inform, warn, etc (as modifier ) a sign painter
[34] an arbitrary or conventional mark or device that stands for a word, phrase, etc
[35] maths logic any symbol indicating an operation a plus sign ; an implication sign the positivity or negativity of a number, quantity, or expression subtraction from zero changes the sign of an expression
[36] an indication or vestige the house showed no signs of being occupied
[37] a portentous or significant event
[38] an indication, such as a scent or spoor, of the presence of an animal
[39] med any objective evidence of the presence of a disease or disorder Compare symptom (def. 1)
[40] astrology Compare sign of the zodiac
[41] to write (one's name) as a signature to (a document, etc) in attestation, confirmation, ratification, etc
[42] (intr often foll by to ) to make a sign; signal
[43] to engage or be engaged by written agreement, as a player for a team, etc
[44] (tr) to outline in gestures a sign over, esp the sign of the cross
[45] (tr) to indicate by or as if by a sign; betoken
[46] (intr) to use sign language

Words related to Signs

signharbinger, trace, hint, light, signal, prediction, clue, note, flag, warning, gesture, suggestion, manifestation, wave, symbol, symptom, proof, notice, emblem, placard

Words nearby Signs

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Origin of Signs

1175–1225; (noun) Middle English signe < Old French < Latin signum mark, sign, ensign, signal, image; (v.) Middle English signen to mark with a sign, especially the sign of the cross < Old French signer < Latin signāre to mark with a sign, inscribe, affix a seal to, derivative of signum

Words that may be confused with Signs

ign, sing, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Signs

sign·less , adjective
sign·like , adjective
post·sign , verb (used with object)
un·signed , adjective

Word origin for Signs

C13: from Old French signe, from Latin signum a sign

Synonyms for Signs

clue, flag, gesture, harbinger, hint, light, manifestation, note, prediction, proof, signal, suggestion, symbol, symptom, trace, warning, wave, assurance, augury, auspice, badge, beacon, bell, caution, divination, flash, foreboding, foreknowledge, foreshadowing, foretoken, forewarning, giveaway, herald, mark, nod, omen, portent, precursor, premonition, presage, presentiment, prognostic, token, vestige, whistle, wink, handwriting on wall, high sign