Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Display options for word: word (sense key)
Noun
S: (n) sign (sign%1:10:05::), mark (mark%1:10:05::) (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 (sign%1:10:00::) (a public display of a message) "he posted signs in all the shop windows"
S: (n) signboard (signboard%1:06:00::), sign (sign%1:06:01::) (structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted) "the highway was lined with signboards"
S: (n) sign (sign%1:26:00::) ((medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease) "there were no signs of asphyxiation"
S: (n) polarity (polarity%1:24:00::), sign (sign%1:24:00::) (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) sign (sign%1:10:01::) (a gesture that is part of a sign language)
S: (n) sign (sign%1:10:06::) (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 (sign%1:10:04::) (a character indicating a relation between quantities) "don't forget the minus sign"
Verb
S: (v) sign (sign%2:32:02::), subscribe (subscribe%2:32:02::) (mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)) "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here"
S: (v) sign (sign%2:41:00::), ratify (ratify%2:41:00::) (approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation) "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"
S: (v) sign (sign%2:32:00::) (be engaged by a written agreement) "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"