sign
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Is sign a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of sign?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (countable, uncountable) A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.Examples: "Their angry expressions were a clear sign they didn't want to talk."; "Those clouds show signs of raining soon."; "Those clouds show little sign of raining soon."Synonyms: indication, evidencecountableuncountable
2. (countable, uncountable) A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.Examples: ""It's a sign of the end of the world," the doom prophet said."Synonyms: indication, evidencecountableuncountable
3. (countable, uncountable) A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.Examples: "Signs of disease are objective, whereas symptoms are subjective."Synonyms: indication, evidencecountableuncountable
4. (Canada, US, Australia, uncountable) Physical evidence left by an animal.Examples: "The hunters found deer sign at the end of the trail."; "Animal sign is the key to eliminating guesswork when setting your traps. Only trap where there is sign. Sign is anything the animal leaves as a trace that indicates it may have passed through the area."AustraliaCanadaUSuncountable
5. (astrology) An astrological sign.Examples: "Your sign is Taurus? That's no surprise."countableuncountable
6. (mathematics) Positive or negative polarity, as denoted by the + or - sign.Examples: "I got the magnitude right, but the sign was wrong."countableuncountable
verb (English)
1. To make a markExamples: "The Queen signed her letter with the regal signet."archaictransitive
2. To make a markExamples: "Meantime revolving in his thoughtful mind / The scar, with which his manly knee was sign'd […]."transitive
3. To make a markExamples: "Enquire the Iewes house out, giue him this deed, / And let him signe it […]."transitive
4. To make a markExamples: "I forgot to sign that letter to my aunt."transitive
5. To make a markExamples: "Just sign your name at the bottom there."; "I received a letter from some woman who signs herself ‘Mrs Trellis’."reflexivetransitive
6. To make a markExamples: "Please sign on the dotted line."intransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary