SIGNPOST

signpost, guidepost

(noun) a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way

signpost

(verb) mark with a signpost, as of a path

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

signpost (plural signposts)

a post bearing a sign that gives information on directions

(cryptic crosswords) A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.

Verb

signpost (third-person singular simple present signposts, present participle signposting, simple past and past participle signposted)

(transitive) To install signposts on.

(transitive) To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.

To indicate logical progress of a discourse using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum up, as I was saying, etc.

To signal, as if with a signpost

Anagrams

• postings, stop sign, stopings, stopsign

Source: Wiktionary


Sign"post`, n.

Definition: A post on which a sign hangs, or on which papers are placed to give public notice of anything.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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