SIGN

gestural, sign, signed, sign-language

(adjective) used of the language of the deaf

signboard, sign

(noun) structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; “the highway was lined with signboards”

sign, mark

(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”

signal, signaling, sign

(noun) any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; “signals from the boat suddenly stopped”

sign

(noun) a public display of a message; “he posted signs in all the shop windows”

sign

(noun) a character indicating a relation between quantities; “don’t forget the minus sign”

sign

(noun) a gesture that is part of a sign language

sign

(noun) a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; “The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary”--de Saussure

augury, sign, foretoken, preindication

(noun) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; “he hoped it was an augury”; “it was a sign from God”

polarity, sign

(noun) 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”

sign

(noun) (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease; “there were no signs of asphyxiation”

bless, sign

(verb) make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

sign

(verb) be engaged by a written agreement; “He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18”; “The soprano signed to sing the new opera”

sign

(verb) communicate in sign language; “I don’t know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin”

sign, subscribe

(verb) mark with one’s signature; write one’s name (on); “She signed the letter and sent it off”; “Please sign here”

sign, signal, signalize, signalise

(verb) 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”

sign

(verb) place signs, as along a road; “sign an intersection”; “This road has been signed”

sign, contract, sign on, sign up

(verb) engage by written agreement; “They signed two new pitchers for the next season”

sign, ratify

(verb) approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; “All parties ratified the peace treaty”; “Have you signed your contract yet?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

sign (countable and uncountable, plural signs)

(sometimes, also used uncountably) A visible indication.

(North America, AU, uncountable) Physical evidence left by an animal.

A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures.

A wonder; miracle; prodigy.

(astrology) An astrological sign.

(mathematics) Positive or negative polarity, as denoted by the + or - sign.

A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.

(uncountable) Sign language in general.

An omen.

(medicine) A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, is unlikely to be noticed by the patient.

A military emblem carried on a banner or standard.

Etymology 2

Verb

sign (third-person singular simple present signs, present participle signing, simple past and past participle signed)

To make a mark

(transitive, now rare) To seal (a document etc.) with an identifying seal or symbol. [from 13th c.]

(transitive) To mark, to put or leave a mark on. [from 14th c.]

(transitive) To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it. [from 15th c.]

(transitive) More generally, to write one's signature on (something) as a means of identification etc. [from 15th c.]

(transitive or reflexive) To write (one's name) as a signature. [from 16th c.]

(intransitive) To write one's signature. [from 17th c.]

(intransitive) To finalise a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label etc. [from 19th c.]

(transitive) To engage (a sports player, musician etc.) in a contract. [from 19th c.]

To make the sign of the cross

(transitive) To bless (someone or something) with the sign of the cross; to mark with the sign of the cross. [from 14th c.]

(reflexive) To cross oneself. [from 15th c.]

To indicate

(intransitive) To communicate using a gesture or signal. [from 16th c.]

(transitive) To communicate or make known (a meaning, intention, etc.) by a sign.

(transitive) To communicate using gestures to (someone). [from 16th c.]

(intransitive) To use sign language. [from 19th c.]

(transitive) To furnish (a road etc.) with signs. [from 20th c.]

Anagrams

• IGNs, Ings, NGIs, Sing, Sing., gins, ings, nigs, sing, sing., snig

Source: Wiktionary

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Sign, n. Etym: [F. signe, L. signum; cf. AS. segen, segn, a sign, standard, banner, also fr. L. signum. Cf. Ensign, Resign, Seal a stamp, Signal, Signet.]

Definition: That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof. Specifically: (a) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen. (b) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder. Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God. Rom. xv. 19. It shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. Ex. iv. 8.

(c) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument. What time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign. Num. xxvi. 10.

(d) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture. The holy symbols, or signs, are not barely significative; but what they represent is as certainly delivered to us as the symbols themselves. Brerewood. Saint George of Merry England, the sign of victory. Spenser.

(e) A word or a character regarded as the outward manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of ideas. (f) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known. They made signs to his father, how he would have him called. Luke i. 62.

(g) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb.

Note: Educaters of the deaf distinguish between natural signs, which serve for communicating ideas, and methodical, or systematic, signs, adapted for the dictation, or the rendering, of written language, word by word; and thus the signs are to be distinguished from the manual alphabet, by which words are spelled on the fingers. (h) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard. Milton. (i) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed token or notice. The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted signs, which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the streets. Macaulay. (j) (Astron.)

Definition: The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac.

Note: The signs are reckoned from the point of intersection of the ecliptic and equator at the vernal equinox, and are named, respectively, Aries (Taurus (Gemini (II), Cancer (Leo (Virgo (Libra (Scorpio (Sagittarius (Capricornus (Aquarius (Pisces ( (k) (Alg.) A character indicating the relation of quantities, or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign + (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division ÷, and the like. (l) (Med.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one appreciable by some one other than the patient.

Note: The terms symptom and and sign are often used synonymously; but they may be discriminated. A sign differs from a symptom in that the latter is perceived only by the patient himself. The term sign is often further restricted to the purely local evidences of disease afforded by direct examination of the organs involved, as distinguished from those evidence of general disturbance afforded by observation of the temperature, pulse, etc. In this sense it is often called physical sign. (m) (Mus.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc. (n) (Theol.) That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance considered with reference to that which it represents. An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. Bk. of Common Prayer.

Note: See the Table of Arbitrary Signs, p. 1924. Sign manual. (a) (Eng. Law) The royal signature superscribed at the top of bills of grants and letter patent, which are then sealed with the privy signet or great seal, as the case may be, to complete their validity. (b) The signature of one's name in one's own handwriting. Craig. Tomlins. Wharton.

Syn.

– Token; mark; note; symptom; indication; signal; symbol; type; omen; prognostic; presage; manifestation. See Emblem.

Sign, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Signed; p. pr. & vb. n. Signing.] Etym: [OE. seinen to bless, originally, to make the sign of the cross over; in this sense fr. ASS. segnian (from segn, n.), or OF. seignier, F. signer, to mark, to sign (in sense 3), fr. L. signare to mark, set a mark upon, from signum. See Sign, n.]

1. To represent by a sign; to make known in a typical or emblematic manner, in distinction from speech; to signify. I signed to Browne to make his retreat. Sir W. Scott.

2. To make a sign upon; to mark with a sign. We receive this child into the congregation of Christ's flock, and do sign him with the sign of the cross. Bk. of Com Prayer.

3. To affix a signature to; to ratify by hand or seal; to subscribe in one's own handwriting. Inquire the Jew's house out, give him this deed, And let him sign it. Shak.

4. To assign or convey formally; -- used with away.

5. To mark; to make distinguishable. Shak.

Sign, v. i.

1. To be a sign or omen. [Obs.] Shak.

2. To make a sign or signal; to communicate directions or intelligence by signs.

3. To write one's name, esp. as a token of assent, responsibility, or obligation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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