- 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"
- a public display of a message;
"he posted signs in all the shop windows"
- any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message;
"signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
- structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted;
"the highway was lined with signboards"
- (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
- (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease;
"there were no signs of asphyxiation"
- 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"
- an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come;
"he hoped it was an augury"
"it was a sign from God"
- a gesture that is part of a sign language
- a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified;
"The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"
- a character indicating a relation between quantities;
"don't forget the minus sign"