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Word: Sign
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French signe (noun), signer (verb), from Latin signum ‘mark, token’
sʌɪn
an object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else
Short Definition:object or event whose presence indicates presence of something else
Examples:- flowers are often given as a sign of affection
- the shops are full, which is a sign that the recession is past its worst
- the signs are that counterfeiting is growing at an alarming rate
a gesture or action used to convey information or an instruction
Short Definition:gesture or action used to convey information or instruction
Examples:- she gave him the thumbs-up sign
a notice on public display that gives information or instructions in a written or symbolic form
Short Definition:notice on public display that gives information or instructions in written or symbolic form
Examples:- I didn't see the ‘Stop’ sign
each of the twelve equal sections into which the zodiac is divided, named from the constellations formerly situated in each, and associated with successive periods of the year according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic
Short Definition:each of twelve equal sections into which zodiac is divided
Examples:- a sign of the Zodiac
- a person born under the sign of Virgo
the positiveness or negativeness of a quantity
Short Definition:positiveness or negativeness of quantity
Examples:- the last four bits hold a pattern to represent the sign of the number
Word: Sign
Speech Type: Verb
sʌɪn
write one's name on (a letter, card, document, etc.) to identify oneself as the writer or sender
Short Definition:write one's name on (letter, card, document, etc.) to identify oneself as writer or sender
Examples:- the card was signed by the whole class
use gestures to convey information or instructions
Short Definition:use gestures to convey information or instructions
Examples:- she signed to her husband to leave the room
indicate with signposts or other markers
Short Definition:indicate with signposts or other markers
Examples:- the footpath is signed by the gate
mark or consecrate with the sign of the cross
Short Definition:mark or consecrate with sign of cross
Examples:- he signed himself with the cross
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