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sign languages

noun

plural of sign language
as in signs

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  1. signs
  2. waves
  3. signals
  4. gesticulations
  5. gestures
Noun
  • Tentative signs of improvement emerged in May, June and July, when border crossings picked up slightly, the agency reported.
    — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Next, another set of no-parking signs went up and came down (except for several that were mistakenly left up), with no work having been done.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of signs
Noun
  • Large, destructive waves and life-threatening rip currents are forecast across many Hawaiian shorelines during the next several days.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Finer waves will want to opt for lightweight hydrators over rich formulas that can flatten waves.
    — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of waves
Noun
  • Finance leaders can identify that shift by looking for several signals within the company’s existing program.
    — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Together, those signals give brands a broader view of the market than any single channel provides.
    — Advertorial, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of signals
Noun
  • The performing community challenged that notion, tracing the scat-singing and gesticulations to earlier artists including Black jazz performer Baby Esther Jones and cabaret entertainer Florence Mills.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • But on a Sunday morning in July 1595, the groan of the heavy wooden door startled him from his gesticulations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of gesticulations
Noun
  • These have never been simply styles, but responses to conditions that demanded other forms, other gestures, other ways of seeing and saying.
    — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • If physical gestures serve our relatives just fine, why did our own branch of the family tree gradually favor biological changes in our brains and anatomy that permitted our characteristic complexities in language and precision in speech?
    — Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of gestures
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