sign : Idioms & Phrases


american sign language

  • noun the sign language used in the United States
    ASL.
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Ascending signs

  • signs east of the meridian.
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Austral signs

  • (Astron.), the last six signs of the zodiac, or those south of the equator.
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babinski sign

  • noun extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front; normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons
    Babinski; Babinski reflex.
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Cardinal signs

  • (Astron.) Aries, Lidra, Cancer, and Capricorn.
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co-sign

  • verb sign jointly
    cosign.
    • Husband and wife co-signed the lease
  • verb sign and endorse (another person's signature), as for a loan
    cosign.
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Descending constellationssigns

  • (Astron.), those through which the planets descent toward the south.
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dollar sign

  • noun a symbol of commercialism or greed
    dollar mark; dollar.
    • he worships the almighty dollar
    • the dollar sign means little to him
  • noun a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars
    dollar mark.
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equal sign

  • noun a sign indicating that the quantities on either side are equal
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high sign

  • noun a silent signal of warning or recognition
    • she started to speak but he gave her the high sign
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jacquemier's sign

  • noun a purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy
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kernig's sign

  • noun symptom of meningitis; patient cannot extend the leg at the knee when the thigh is flexed because of stiffness in the hamstrings
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Minus sign

  • noun a sign indicating the operation of subtraction
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  • (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less, prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. See Negative sign, under Negative.
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Negative sign

  • the sign -, or minus (opposed in signification to +, or plus), indicating that the quantity to which it is prefixed is to be subtracted from the preceding quantity, or is to be reckoned from zero or cipher in the opposite direction to that of quanties having the sign plus either expressed or understood; thus, in a - b, b is to be substracted from a, or regarded as opposite to it in value; and -10° on a thermometer means 10° below the zero of the scale.
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percent sign

  • noun a sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100
    percent sign.
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percentage sign

  • noun a sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100
    percent sign.
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Physical signs

  • (Med.), the objective signs of the bodily state afforded by a physical examination.
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Plus sign

  • noun a sign indicating the operation of addition
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  • (Math.), the sign (+) which denotes addition, or a positive quantity.
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Positive sign

  • (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more, or addition.
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pound sign

  • noun a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
    pound.
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Privy sealsigned

  • the seal which the king uses in grants, etc., which are to pass the great seal, or which the uses in matters of subordinate consequence which do not require the great seal; also, elliptically, the principal secretary of state, or person intrusted with the privy seal. Eng.
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Radical sign

  • noun a sign indicating the extraction of a root
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  • (Math.), the sign &root; (originally the letter r, the initial of radix, root), placed before any quantity, denoting that its root is to be extracted; thus, &root;a, or &root;(a + b). To indicate any other than the square root, a corresponding figure is placed over the sign; thus ∛a, indicates the third or cube root of a.
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raynaud's sign

  • noun cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion
    acrocyanosis.
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re sign

Re sign" noun
Definitions
  1. Resignation. Obs. Beau & Fl.
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re-sign

Re-sign" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. re- + sign.
Definitions
  1. To affix one's signature to, a second time; to sign again.
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sign away

  • verb formally assign ownership of
    sign away.
    • She signed away her rights
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sign in

  • verb announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports
    check in.
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sign industry

  • noun an industry that produces signs
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sign language

  • noun language expressed by visible hand gestures
    signing.
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Sign manual

  • noun the signature of a sovereign on an official document
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  • . (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.
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sign of the cross

  • noun a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith
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sign of the zodiac

  • noun (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
    planetary house; house; sign of the zodiac; sign; mansion.
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sign off

  • verb cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations
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sign on

  • verb engage by written agreement
    sign on; contract; sign.
    • They signed two new pitchers for the next season
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sign over

  • verb formally assign ownership of
    sign away.
    • She signed away her rights
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sign painter

  • noun someone who paints signs and billboards etc.
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sign up

  • verb engage by written agreement
    sign on; contract; sign.
    • They signed two new pitchers for the next season
  • verb join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes"
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sign-language

  • adjective satellite used of the language of the deaf
    gestural; signed; sign.
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star sign

  • noun (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
    planetary house; house; sign of the zodiac; sign; mansion.
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street sign

  • noun a sign visible from the street
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Unlike signs

  • (Math.), the signs plus (+) and minus (-).
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v sign

  • noun a sign (for victory); making a V with the index and middle fingers
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Vernal signs

  • (Astron.), the signs, Aries, Taurus, and Gemini, in which the sun appears between the vernal equinox and summer solstice.
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vital sign

  • noun sign of life; usually an indicator of a person's general physical condition
    • he was still alive but his vital signs were weak
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~= signs

  • the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius, through which the sun passes between the ~ equinox and winter solstice.
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