Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) sign, mark (a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)) "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"
S: (n) sign (a public display of a message) "he posted signs in all the shop windows"
S: (n) signal, signaling, sign (any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message) "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
S: (n) signboard, sign (structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted) "the highway was lined with signboards"
S: (n) sign ((medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease) "there were no signs of asphyxiation"
S: (n) polarity, sign (having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)) "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign"
S: (n) augury, sign, foretoken, preindication (an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come) "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"
S: (n) sign (a gesture that is part of a sign language)
S: (n) sign (a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified) "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure
S: (n) sign (a character indicating a relation between quantities) "don't forget the minus sign"
Verb
S: (v) sign, subscribe (mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)) "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"
S: (v) sign, ratify (approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation) "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"
S: (v) sign (be engaged by a written agreement) "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
S: (v) sign, contract, sign on, sign up (engage by written agreement) "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
S: (v) sign, signal, signalize, signalise (communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs) "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"
S: (v) sign (place signs, as along a road) "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed"
S: (v) put, set, place, pose, position, lay (put into a certain place or abstract location) "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
S: (v) replace, put back (put something back where it belongs) "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"
S: (v) stratify (form, arrange, or deposit in layers) "The fish are stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the force of the water"; "A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses"
S: (v) plant (place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive) "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"
S: (v) intersperse (place at intervals in or among) "intersperse exclamation marks in the text"
S: (v) nestle, snuggle (position comfortably) "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow"
S: (v) pile (place or lay as if in a pile) "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested"
S: (v) arrange, set up (put into a proper or systematic order) "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
S: (v) situate, fix, posit, deposit (put (something somewhere) firmly) "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
S: (v) ladle (put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle) "ladle soup into the bowl"