SIGN

Definition of SIGN

  1. (noun)a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
  2. (noun)a public display of a message
  3. (noun)any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
  4. (noun)structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
  5. (noun)(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
  6. (noun)(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
  7. (noun)having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
  8. (noun)an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
  9. (noun)a gesture that is part of a sign language
  10. (noun)a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
  11. (noun)a character indicating a relation between quantities
  12. (verb)mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
  13. (verb)approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
  14. (verb)be engaged by a written agreement
  15. (verb)engage by written agreement
  16. (verb)communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
  17. (verb)place signs, as along a road
  18. (verb)communicate in sign language
  19. (verb)make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
  20. (adj)used of the language of the deaf