Phrase Hound found 323 phrases and 99 compound words that contain sign. The most common are listed below. Open sign in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 323
- sign upTo add a name to the list of people who are participating in something.
- sign languageAny of several natural languages, typically used by the deaf, in which words consist of hand shapes, motions, positions, and facial expressions.
- stop signA sign by the side of a road or street, often at an intersection, instructing vehicle drivers to stop.
- road signA sign for the control of traffic or the information of drivers.
- sign of lifeAn indication that someone is alive; a vital sign.
- minus signThe symbol −, used to denote the operation of subtraction or to indicate that a number is negative.
- call signA combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television station.
- sign offMisspelling of signoff: The act or process of signing off (approving with a signature).
- plus signThe symbol + used to denote the operation of addition, to indicate that a number is positive, and so on.
- sign of the crossA gesture of the hand moving over the front of one's body, or over an object, in the shape of a cross made as part of ritual or to invoke divine protection.
- V signA sign of victory or peace made by raising the index and middle fingers with the palm outwards.
- section signThe symbol §, used to refer to a particular section of a document, such as a legal code.
- traffic signA sign for the control of traffic or the information of drivers.
- street signa sign showing the name of a street, usually placed at a street corner.
- hard signThe Cyrillic letter Ъ/ъ, which in modern languages serves to denote a hard (non-palatalized) consonant.
- sign of the timesSomething that is symbolic of an era.
- warning signA sign that indicates a danger, for example to vehicles on a road or of hazardous chemicals.
- number signThe character # used to represent the word number.
- soft signThe Cyrillic letter Ь/ь (transliterated in English with an apostrophe (’) or prime (′)), which in modern languages using the Cyrillic alphabet serves to denote a soft (palatized) consonant.
- division signAny symbol (in particular ÷, / or : ) used to denote the operation of division.
- International SignA pidgin sign language used as an international auxiliary language.
- dollar signThe symbol $, used to indicate a price in dollars.
- equal signA symbol (=) used in mathematics to indicate that two values are the same, and elsewhere in various other ways, such as (formerly) to separate the signature from the content of a telegram.
- e-signTo sign electronically with a digital signature.
- high signA covert gesture serving as a signal.
Compound words 99
- signageSigns, particularly those imparting commercial, directional, or road traffic information, taken collectively.
- signpostA post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.
- signboardA board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted.
- callsignAlternative form of call sign: A combination of letters and numbers used to identify a radio or television station.
- signwritingAny form of clear lettering designed to be used on signs.
- countersignA second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.
- AuslanThe sign language of the Australian deaf community.
- codesignTo design together.
- signmakingThe making of signs (in various senses).
- aftersignAn indication of a prior event or condition; a lingering sign or mark; that which remains