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 |
alarm warning device alarm system | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
early warning radar | a radar that is part of an early warning system |
early warning system | a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them |
signboard sign | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted, the highway was lined with signboards |
tocsin warning bell | a bell used to sound an alarm |
aposematic coloration warning coloration | conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators, a skunk's aposematic coloration |
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 |
admonition monition warning word of advice | cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness), a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality, the warning was to beware of surprises, his final word of advice was not to play with matches |
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 |
alarm alert warning signal alarum | an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
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 |
red light warning light | a cautionary sign of danger |
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 |
warning | notification of something, usually in advance, they gave little warning of their arrival, she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin |
warning | a message informing of danger, a warning that still more bombs could explode |
strategic warning | (military) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act |
tactical warning | (military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act |
warning of attack | a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends to launch an attack in the near future |
warning of war | a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends war or is preparing for war and is on a course that increases the risk of war |
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 |
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 |