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1. sign, mark -- (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").
2. sign -- (a public display of a (usually written) message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows").
3. signal, signaling, sign -- (any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped").
4. signboard, sign -- (structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards").
5. sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house -- ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided).
6. sign -- ((medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; "there were no signs of asphixiation").
7. polarity, sign -- (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").
8. augury, sign, foretoken, preindication -- (an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God").
9. sign -- (a gesture that is part of a sign language).
10. sign -- (a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure).
11. sign -- (a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign").

1. sign, subscribe -- (mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here").
2. sign, ratify -- (approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?").
3. sign -- (be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera").
4. sign, contract, sign on, sign up -- (engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season").
5. sign, signal, signalize, signalise -- (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").
6. sign -- (place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed").
7. sign -- (communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin").
8. bless, sign -- (make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate).

1. gestural, sign(prenominal), signed, sign-language(prenominal) -- (used of the language of the deaf).

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