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UK
/sˈaɪn/
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[ US /ˈsaɪn/ ]
[ US /ˈsaɪn/ ]
NOUN
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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 -
a public display of a message
he posted signs in all the shop windows -
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
they welcomed the signs of spring
he showed signs of strain -
(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
there were no signs of asphyxiation -
structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
the highway was lined with signboards -
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
signals from the boat suddenly stopped -
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary -
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
it was a sign from God
he hoped it was an augury - a gesture that is part of a sign language
- (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
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a character indicating a relation between quantities
don't forget the minus sign
VERB
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communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu
He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture -
place signs, as along a road
This road has been signed
sign an intersection -
mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
Please sign here
She signed the letter and sent it off -
communicate in sign language
I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin - make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
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approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
Have you signed your contract yet?
All parties ratified the peace treaty -
be engaged by a written agreement
He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18
The soprano signed to sing the new opera -
engage by written agreement
They signed two new pitchers for the next season
ADJECTIVE
- used of the language of the deaf
How To Use sign In A Sentence
- Beard is rather dismissive of their optical sophistication, shown in the curvature of the stylobate and in the entasis of the columns — the slight outward swelling of a column designed to counter the optical illusion of concavity, were the columns 'sides to be perfectly straight. Looking for the Lost Greeks
- The reconnaissance is conducted by teams from the reconnaissance company of the airborne brigade and the reconnaissance platoon of an IFV-equipped airborne battalion or by a designated platoon of an airborne battalion. FM 100-61 Chptr 9 Artillery Support
- Unless the radar signal is normal to some surface (extremely low probability) the radar receives no return.
- For centuries, scholars have squabbled over the design of the ship, which was crucial to defeating the Persians in the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C., part of a wider war that included the fight at Thermopylae dramatized in the film "300. Epic Struggle: Fans Fight to Revive an Oar-Powered Greek Warship
- A specially designed speculum is used to help direct the injection into the G-spot, with effects lasting around four months. G Marks The Spot
- Background-position: background image in the canvas element in the targeted space, designated the upper left corner of the image relative to the level of canvas and vertical spacing interval .
- Davis looked up and gave a signal of approval, and after a quick bow, the pair of messengers was gone.
- A few days after, they brought the intelligence that Barbarina had returned; and the councillor dwelt with her in her new house; and the servants were commanded to call the signora Madame Cocceji. as she was his well-beloved and trusted wife. Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends
- Drinkwise Day is mainly designed to educate people about the destructive effects of alcohol abuse.
- The space left by evaporation is called the ullage, while the liquid lost is sometimes called the ‘angels' share’ and is particularly financially significant in the production of older cognac and Armagnac.
