Bow-bells (n. pl.) The bells of Bow Church in London |
Closure (v. t.) The act of shutting |
Closure (v. t.) That which closes or shuts |
Closure (v. t.) That which incloses or confines |
Closure (v. t.) A conclusion |
Closure (v. t.) A method of putting an end to debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body. It is similar in effect to the previous question. It was first introduced into the British House of Commons in 1882. The French word cloture was originally applied to this proceeding. |
Eyelid (n.) The cover of the eye |
Phenomenon (n.) An appearance |
Phenomenon (n.) That which strikes one as strange, unusual, or unaccountable |
Re-sign (v. t.) To affix one's signature to, a second time |
Re sign (n.) Resignation. |
Sign (n.) That by which anything is made known or represented |
Sign (n.) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as indicating the will of some deity |
Sign (n.) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine power for some special end |
Sign (n.) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing |
Sign (n.) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or represents, an idea |
Sign (n.) A word or a character regarded as the outward manifestation of thought |
Sign (n.) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known. |
Sign (n.) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb. |
Sign (n.) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard. |
Sign (n.) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to advertise the business there transacted, or the name of the person or firm carrying it on |
Sign (n.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac. |
Sign (n.) A character indicating the relation of quantities, or an operation performed upon them |
Sign (n.) An objective evidence of disease |
Sign (n.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc. |
Sign (n.) That which, being external, stands for, or signifies, something internal or spiritual |
Sign (n.) To represent by a sign |
Sign (n.) To make a sign upon |
Sign (n.) To affix a signature to |
Sign (n.) To assign or convey formally |
Sign (n.) To mark |
Sign (v. i.) To be a sign or omen. |
Sign (v. i.) To make a sign or signal |
Sign (v. i.) To write one's name, esp. as a token of assent, responsibility, or obligation. |
phenomenon | any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning |
Babinski Babinski reflex Babinski sign | extension upward of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front, normal in infants under the age of two years but a sign of brain or spinal cord injury in older persons |
closure closedown closing shutdown | termination of operations, they regretted the closure of the day care center |
closing closure | approaching a particular destination, a coming closer, a narrowing of a gap, the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision |
galvanic skin response GSR psychogalvanic response electrodermal response electrical skin response Fere phenomenon Tarchanoff phenomenon | a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety, can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body |
blockage closure occlusion | the act of blocking |
blockage block closure occlusion stop stoppage | an obstruction in a pipe or tube, we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe |
glockenspiel orchestral bells | a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers |
signboard sign | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted, the highway was lined with signboards |
eyelid lid palpebra | either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye, his lids would stay open no longer |
nictitating membrane third eyelid | a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals |
settlement resolution closure | something settled or resolved, the outcome of decision making, they finally reached a settlement with the union, they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences, he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure |
closure law of closure | a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric |
sign manual | the signature of a sovereign on an official document |
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 |
closure cloture gag rule gag law | a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body |
closure by compartment guillotine | closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill |
signal signaling sign | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message, signals from the boat suddenly stopped |
sign | a public display of a message, he posted signs in all the shop windows |
street sign | a sign visible from the street |
high sign | a silent signal of warning or recognition, she started to speak but he gave her the high sign |
pound pound sign | a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) |
sign | a character indicating a relation between quantities, don't forget the minus sign |
equal sign | a sign indicating that the quantities on either side are equal |
plus sign | a sign indicating the operation of addition |
minus sign | a sign indicating the operation of subtraction |
radical sign | a sign indicating the extraction of a root |
dollar mark dollar sign | a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars |
dollar dollar mark dollar sign | a symbol of commercialism or greed, he worships the almighty dollar, the dollar sign means little to him |
percent sign percentage sign | a sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by |
sign language signing | language expressed by visible hand gestures |
ASL American sign language | the sign language used in the United States |
sign | a gesture that is part of a sign language |
psychic phenomena psychic phenomenon parapsychology | phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes |
V sign | a sign (for victory), making a V with the index and middle fingers |
sign of the cross | a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross, used by Catholics as a profession of faith |
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 |
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 |
phenomenon | a remarkable development |
sign industry | an industry that produces signs |
sign of the zodiac star sign sign mansion house planetary house | (astrology) one of equal areas into which the zodiac is divided |
sign painter | someone who paints signs and billboards etc. |
natural phenomenon | all phenomena that are not artificial |
chemical phenomenon | any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules) |
geological phenomenon | a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth |
organic phenomenon | (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals |
physical phenomenon | a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy |
acoustic phenomenon | a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound |
atmospheric phenomenon | a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere |
electrical phenomenon | a physical phenomenon involving electricity |