Synonym: endorse, gesture, indicate, initial, mark, motion, seal, signal, wave. Similar words: sign on, resign, sign up, sign in, assign, signal, design, consign. Meaning: [saɪn] n. 1. a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) 2. a public display of a (usually written) message 3. any communication that encodes a message 4. structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted 5. (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided 6. (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease 7. having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) 8. an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come 9. a gesture that is part of a sign language 10. a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified 11. a character indicating a relation between quantities. v. 1. mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) 2. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation 3. be engaged by a written agreement 4. engage by written agreement 5. communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs 6. place signs, as along a road 7. communicate in sign language 8. make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate. adj. used of the language of the deaf.
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61 You should sign a contract to make your job situation regular.
62 One sign of a heart attack is a tingling sensation in the left arm.
63 Though she gave no sign, I was sure she had seen me.
64 She checked the hall, then gave the others a thumbs-up sign.
65 Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it. ——H. L.
66 I'll be waiting for you at the entrance of the pub which has a sign painted with a red lobster.
67 Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away.And yellow leaves of autumn, which have no songs, flutter and fall there with a sign.
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68 The dentist could detect no sign of decay in her teeth.
69 I should make a few discreet enquiries about the firm before you sign anything.
70 Sign your name in the blank space at the bottom of the form.
71 He says he was physically threatened in an attempt to get him to sign over his rights.
72 She raised her finger to her lips as a sign of silence.
73 He searched for a sign of recognition on her face[sentencedict.com], but there was none.
74 There is every sign that new Asian-Americans are just as willing to assimilate.
75 They wanted me to sign a petition against experiments on animals.
76 People say that a strong square jaw is a sign of firm.
77 In algebra, the sign X usually denotes an unknown quantity.
78 In order to validate the agreement between yourself and your employer, you must both sign it.
79 He scanned the horizon, but there was no sign of the ship.
80 It is good if you begin crying, that is the sign of cure.
81 A neon sign flashed on and off above the door.
82 They are demanding certain guarantees before they sign the treaty.
83 O.K. I'll sign off. We'll talk at the beginning of the week.
84 For many young people drinking alcohol is a sign of 'growing up'.
85 They did not see the sign by the gate saying 'Beware of the bull'.
86 We cannot back down at the first sign of opposition.
87 Trade sanctions were imposed against any country that refused to sign the agreement.
88 As a schoolboy, he showed every sign of genius.
89 All our staff have been instructed in sign language.
90 Looking about, I could see no sign of life.
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