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sign
1. Something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality.
2. An act or gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command.
2. An act or gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command.
sign, sign, sine
sign (SIGHN) (SIGHZ) (noun)
1. A motion or gesture the purpose of which is to communicate a signal or command: "He gave the sign for the race to begin."
2. A defined set of signals or gestures used for communication by individuals who are unable to hear properly: "He used his hands to make signs to his friends that it was time to go to the ball game."
3. One of two characters (+, -) used to indicate positive or negative factors in mathematics: "The student missed one question on the math examination because she forgot to put the correct sign in the answer."
4. A poster or bill board typically used for advertising or providing information: "The directions said to turn right at the sign pointing to the bridge."
2. A defined set of signals or gestures used for communication by individuals who are unable to hear properly: "He used his hands to make signs to his friends that it was time to go to the ball game."
3. One of two characters (+, -) used to indicate positive or negative factors in mathematics: "The student missed one question on the math examination because she forgot to put the correct sign in the answer."
4. A poster or bill board typically used for advertising or providing information: "The directions said to turn right at the sign pointing to the bridge."
"We noticed that our neighbor had a For Sale sign on his car."
sign (SIGHN) (SIGHZ) (verb)
To make signals or gestures the purpose of which is to communicate a signal or command: "He used his hands to sign to his friends that it was time to go to the ball game."
sine (SIGHN) (noun)
The ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle: "His geometry assignment was to calculate the sine of the right triangle using the measurements which his teacher provided."
It was a sign that she would not be much of a mathematician when she couldn't figure out what the sine was on the geometry question in the quiz.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group S; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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sign-
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“sign”
(Latin: from gnoscere, to come to know, to get to know, to get acquainted [with]; know, learn; mark, sign; and cognoscere, to get to know, to recognize)
(Greek: signal, signals; sign, signs; mark, marks; symbol, symbols)
(Latin: character; Greek: kharakter; originally, "a distinctive mark, a sign, or impression"; then it came to mean "an aggregate of distinctive qualities")
(Latin: letter; a graphic symbol, a written character, an alphabetic sign)
(Latin: a sign, an omen, portent; a wonder, a person; especially, a child who is endowed with extraordinary qualities)
(Latin: adult, mature; sign of maturity, especially the growth of pubic hair; extended to mean the "pubic bone")
(Latin: mark, token, indication; a fact, a condition, or a quality)
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A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
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paraprosdokian, paraprosdokia
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1. A radiographic indicator that is associated with an ulcerating carcinoma, in which the outline of the stomach is crescentic with overhanging edges: A meniscus sign may be seen in lung abscesses, tumors, hematomas (swellings filled with blood as a result of a broken blood vessel), granulomatous infections (inflammatory lesion or wound), and Rasmussen's aneurysms (fatal hemorrhages in pulmonary tuberculosis).
2. A snapping or clicking associated with a torn cartilage in the knee: When there are indications of damaged menisci in the knees, then those signals are referred to as meniscus signs of damage.
2. A snapping or clicking associated with a torn cartilage in the knee: When there are indications of damaged menisci in the knees, then those signals are referred to as meniscus signs of damage.
resign, re-sign
resign (re ZIGHN) (verb)
1. To give up or to relinquish something: Latonya agreed to resign her position as treasurer of the group rather than face an inquiry into the missing funds.
2. Formally to renounce one's position in a government or other organizational situation: The king decided to resign from the throne so he could marry the woman he loved.
3. To agree or to accept something as inevitable: Jeremy feels that he must resign himself to staying home on Friday night.
2. Formally to renounce one's position in a government or other organizational situation: The king decided to resign from the throne so he could marry the woman he loved.
3. To agree or to accept something as inevitable: Jeremy feels that he must resign himself to staying home on Friday night.
re-sign (ree SIGHN) (verb)
To endorse a written or printed document for a second or more times: Because Alisha's signature was illegible on the original check, she had to re-sign it when she went to the bank.
Because of a perceived conflict of interest, Debora was forced to resign from her job; however, after an investigation, she was cleared of any charges and so she was able to re-sign her contract and to resume her work.
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“sign”
Sign of the times (Matthew 16:3)
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Bible Quotations used in modern English
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