sign
/saɪn/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Physical evidence left by an animal.
Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited."
- "No, I don't know why you're not fair / I give you my love, but you don't care / So what is right and what is wrong? / Gimme a sign"
- ""It's a sign of the end of the world," the doom prophet said."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /saɪn/
- British English: /saɪn/
Usage
Inflected Forms
signs (plural)
signs (present, singular)
signing (participle, present)
signed (participle, past)
signed (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
signed (first person, past)
signest (archaic, present)
signed (past, second person)
signedst (archaic, past)
signeth (archaic, present)