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<A NAME="signalcorps">
<B>Signal Corps,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of the United States Army in charge of communications and communication equipment, members of which are usually attached to units of other branches in tactical operations. </DL>
<A NAME="signalfire">
<B>signal fire,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a fire used in giving a signal. </DL>
<A NAME="signalflag">
<B>signal flag,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a flag used in giving a signal. </DL>
<A NAME="signaling">
<B>signaling, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of using, controlling, or transmitting signals. </DL>
<A NAME="signalization">
<B>signalization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or process of signalizing. </DL>
<A NAME="signalize">
<B>signalize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to make stand out; make notable. <BR> <I>Ex. Many great inventions signalize the last 150 years. The year 1969 was signalized by man's first landing on the moon.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to point out; mention specially; draw attention to. <BR> <I>Ex. Need we have waited for Sweden to signalize the discovery? (New York Times).</I> <DD><B> 3a. </B>to make signals to; communicate with by signal. <DD><B> b. </B>to announce by a signal or signals. </DL>
<B>signally, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a remarkable manner; strikingly; notably. <BR> <I>Ex. a signally imprudent policy.</I> (SYN) remarkably. </DL>
<A NAME="signalman">
<B>signalman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a man in charge of the signals on a railroad, especially one who sets the signals controlling the flow of traffic over a specified part of the line. <DD><B> 2. </B>a man who sends or receives messages by signaling in the army or navy. </DL>
<A NAME="signalment">
<B>signalment, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a description of a person wanted by the police. <DD><B> 2. </B>a distinguishing mark. </DL>
<A NAME="signals">
<B>signals, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See under <B>signal.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="signalservice">
<B>signal service,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an organized system of service concerned with communicating by means of signals, especially in the military service. <DD><B> 2. </B>the organization or body having charge of such a system. </DL>
<A NAME="signaltower">
<B>signal tower,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a tower from which signals are sent or displayed, as by a semaphore. </DL>
<A NAME="signary">
<B>signary, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a list of the characters or signs of an ancient language, such as the hieroglyphic signs of ancient Egypt. </DL>
<A NAME="signatary">
<B>signatary, </B>noun, pl. <B>-taries,</B> adjective. <B>=signatory.</B></DL>
<A NAME="signate">
<B>signate, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>distinguished in some way. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Zoology.) having spots or marks resembling letters. </DL>
<A NAME="signatory">
<B>signatory, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>any one of the signers of a document. <BR> <I>Ex. Most of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence were intellectuals (Harper's).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a country, company, or other institution or group, on whose behalf a person signs a document. <DD><I>adj. </I> signing. <BR> <I>Ex. signatory delegates, signatory nations.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="signature">
<B>signature, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>a person's name written by himself. <BR> <I>Ex. His signature was signed at the bottom of the letter in a bright green ink.</I> (SYN) autograph. <DD><B> b. </B>the act of writing one's name, especially authenticating a document by doing so. <DD><B> 2. </B>a set of signs, usually placed at the beginning of a staff immediately after the clef, to show the pitch, key, and time of a piece of music; key signature or time signature. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Printing, Bookbinding.) <DD><B> a. </B>a sheet folded together to form a unit of a book; section. A signature often consists of from 4 to 64 different pages printed on a single sheet. <DD><B> b. </B>a letter or number on such a sheet to show how it is to be folded; signature mark. <DD><B> 4. </B>music, sound effects, or announcement, used to identify a particular radio or television program; theme. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Pharmacy.) the part of a prescription that is to be copied on the label, giving directions for taking the medicine. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Nuclear Physics.) a characteristic track of bubbles or sparks made by a subatomic particle in a bubble or spark chamber, by means of which it may be identified. <DD><B> 7. </B>(Figurative.) any characteristic or distinctive mark of identification. <BR> <I>Ex. The ... seismic "signatures" of different earthquakes can be deciphered only after information is accumulated for many years (Robert W. Decker).</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>serving as a characteristic example or distinctive identification. <BR> <I>Ex. Ohno ... in one of his signature performances is dressed in a thrift-shop gown and hat (New York Times).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>promoting or exemplifying something as a person or a company. <BR> <I>Ex. Italian designer Romeo Gigli's signature perfume ... is being introduced at Neiman Marcus this weekend (Atlanta Constitution).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="signaturemark">
<B>signature mark,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a letter or number printed at the bottom of the first page of every sheet in a book, to show how it is to be folded and arranged in pages. </DL>
<A NAME="signaturetune">
<B>signature tune,</B> <B>=theme song.</B></DL>
<A NAME="signboard">
<B>signboard, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a board having a sign, notice, or advertisement on it; billboard. </DL>
<A NAME="signednumber">
<B>signed number,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a number with a plus sign or minus sign in front; positive or negative number. (Example:) The equation (+5) + (-8) = (-3) consists of three signed numbers. </DL>
<A NAME="signer">
<B>signer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who signs. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who writes his name in token of authority, agreement, or obligation. <BR> <I>Ex. the signers of the Declaration of Independence.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="signet">
<B>signet, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>a small seal, usually one fixed in a finger ring. <DD><B> b. </B>a small seal of this kind in formal or official use to give authority to a document. <BR> <I>Ex. The order was sealed with the king's signet.</I> <DD><B> 2a. </B>the stamp or impression made by a signet, as in soft sealing wax. <DD><B> b. </B>a mark, sign, or stamp. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to stamp with a signet. </DL>
<A NAME="signetring">
<B>signet ring,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a finger ring set with a signet or seal. </DL>
<A NAME="signifiable">
<B>signifiable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be signified. </DL>
<A NAME="significance">
<B>significance, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>importance; consequence. <BR> <I>Ex. The President wanted to see him on a matter of great significance.</I> (SYN) moment, weight. <DD><B> 2. </B>the meaning of something; what is meant. <BR> <I>Ex. She did not understand the significance of my nod.</I> (SYN) import, sense. <DD><B> 3. </B>significant quality; expressiveness. <BR> <I>Ex. the significance of her smile.</I> </DL>
<B>significant, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>full of meaning; important; of consequence. <BR> <I>Ex. July 4, 1776, is a significant date for Americans.</I> (SYN) momentous. <DD><B> 2. </B>having a meaning; expressive. <BR> <I>Ex. Smiles are significant of pleasure.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>having or expressing a hidden meaning. <BR> <I>Ex. A significant nod from my friend warned me to stop talking.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> something that expresses or conveys a meaning. adv. <B>significantly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="signification">
<B>signification, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>meaning; sense; import. <BR> <I>Ex. The signification of a proposition is the sum total of the contextual senses of its parts (Simeon Potter).</I> (SYN) significance. <DD><B> 2. </B>the act or process of signifying. <BR> <I>Ex. Signification relies largely upon words and gestures.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="significative">
<B>significative, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>serving to signify; having a meaning. <DD><B> 2. </B>significant or suggestive. adv. <B>significatively.</B> noun <B>significativeness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="significator">
<B>significator, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person or thing that signifies or indicates something. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Astrology.) the planet that rules a house. </DL>
<A NAME="significatory">
<B>significatory, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> serving to signify; significative. </DL>
<A NAME="significs">
<B>significs, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the science or the systematic study of the exact significance of terms in any department of education or learning. <BR> <I>Ex. Modern semantics originated in the early 1900's in what an English philosopher ... called significs (S. I. Hayakawa).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="signifier">
<B>signifier, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that signifies. </DL>
<A NAME="signify">
<B>signify, </B>verb, <B>-fied,</B> <B>-fying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to be a sign of; mean. <BR> <I>Ex. "Oh!" signifies surprise.</I> (SYN) represent, denote, imply, suggest. <DD><B> 2. </B>to make known by signs, words, or actions. <BR> <I>Ex. to signify consent with a nod.</I> (SYN) indicate, intimate. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to have importance; be of consequence; have significance; matter. <BR> <I>Ex. What a fool says does not signify. What does it signify how we dress on a camping trip?</I> </DL>
<A NAME="signifying">
<B>signifying, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a verbal game or contest among black youths, in which a series of insults are exchanged to test the participants' restraint and ability with words. <BR> <I>Ex. Girls are also the objects of much signifyin' by male students. The signifyin' may relate to a girl's looks or ... her boyfriend (Today's Education).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="signin">
<B>sign-in, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the collecting of people's signatures in support of a petition or demand addressed to any authoritative body. </DL>
<A NAME="signior">
<B>signior, </B>noun. <B>=signor.</B></DL>
<A NAME="signlanguage">
<B>sign language,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a system of communication in which motions, especially of the hands, stand for letters, words, ideas, or actions. <DD><B> 2. </B>a system of gestures used by some American Indians for communicating between tribes. </DL>
