sign

sign

noun

Definition of SIGN

1

a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling <made a sign for the audience to be quiet>

Synonyms gesticulation, mime, pantomime, sign, signal

Related Words beck, beckon, flourish, shrug, wave; body language, posture; indication, motion; sign language

2

a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader <an “and” sign>

Synonyms glyph, icon (also ikon), sign, symbol

Related Words cipher, letter, numeral; hieroglyph, ideogram, pictogram, pictograph; rune