signs

Noun

• 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"
• a public display of a message
  • "he posted signs in all the shop windows"
• any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
• structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
• (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
• (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
  • "there were no signs of asphyxiation"
• having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
• an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
• a gesture that is part of a sign language
• a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; --de Saussure
• a character indicating a relation between quantities
• plural of sign

Verb

• mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
• approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
• be engaged by a written agreement
• engage by written agreement
• communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
• place signs, as along a road
• communicate in sign language
• make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
• third-person singular simple present indicative of sign

Examples

• She signs her name slowly, but clearly.
• The signs beside the road warned of ice.

Synonyms

augury, bless, contract, foretoken, house, mansion, mark, planetary house, polarity, preindication, ratify, sign, sign of the zodiac, sign on, sign up, signal, signaling, signalise, signalize, signboard, star sign, subscribe