Attribute
(v. t.) To ascribe |
Attribute
(n.) That which is attributed |
Attribute
(n.) Reputation. |
Attribute
(n.) A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure |
Attribute
(n.) Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive |
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. |
| attribute | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity |
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 |
signboard
sign | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted, the highway was lined with signboards |
property
attribute
dimension | a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished, selfonfidence is not an endearing property |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
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 |
| Jacquemier's sign | a purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy |
| Kernig's sign | symptom of meningitis, patient cannot extend the leg at the knee when the thigh is flexed because of stiffness in the hamstrings |
| sign | (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease, there were no signs of asphyxiation |
| vital sign | sign of life, usually an indicator of a person's general physical condition, he was still alive but his vital signs were weak |
acrocyanosis
Raynaud's sign | cyanosis of the extremities, can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion |
impute
ascribe
assign attribute | attribute or credit to, We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare, People impute great cleverness to cats |
| assign attribute | decide as to where something belongs in a scheme, The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class |
| bless sign | make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection, consecrate |
| sign | be engaged by a written agreement, He signed to play the casino on Dec. , The soprano signed to sing the new opera |
| sign | communicate in sign language, I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin |
check in
sign in | announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports |
| sign off | cease broadcasting, get off the air, as of radio stations |
| sign subscribe | mark with one's signature, write one's name (on), She signed the letter and sent it off, Please sign here |
cosign
co-sign | sign and endorse (another person's signature), as for a loan |
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 |
| sign up | join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, Sign up for yoga classes |
| sign | place signs, as along a road, sign an intersection, This road has been signed |
sign away
sign over | formally assign ownership of, She signed away her rights |
sign contract
sign on
sign up | engage by written agreement, They signed two new pitchers for the next season |
sign
ratify | approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation, All parties ratified the peace treaty, Have you signed your contract yet? |