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The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to aid expression of thoughts, sentiments or passion
“At some point, he will give you a signal to leave, and you get up and go cash out all the chips you have.”
Hollow metal objects that sound a clear musical note when struck, or the sound produced by these objects
“Set an alarm as a signal to end the practice.”
Plural for an indication or sign of a situation
“Education Leeds assistant chief executive Roland Absalom said it was a clear signal that the situation was improving.”
Plural for an event or statement that provides the impulse for an occurrence
“When Sheffield saw a player dismissed for two yellow card offenses, it was the signal for Vale to press forward again.”
Plural for an advance warning or an omen
Plural for a prediction or prognosis of a future event
Plural for a thing that indicates or signals the state or level of something
Plural for a non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behavior
Plural for traffic signal
Plural for a signal that danger, such as an air raid, is over
Plural for an approach or proposal made to someone with the aim of opening negotiations or establishing a relationship
(military, nautical) Plural for a signal by drum or bugle ordering soldiers to return to their quarters
Plural for a word used to gain admittance or to gain access to information
Plural for sound from electronic device
Plural for a star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris
Lights outs
Plural for a pulse, such as of electrical energy
Plural for a message transmitted by telegraph
Plural for a greeting that is a gesture of respect or polite recognition
Plural for a regular short, sharp sound, especially that made by a clock or watch
Plural for a building, usually a tower, containing a light to warn or guide ships
Plural for the sound of a buzzer or telephone
Plural for a cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention
Plural for a word or phrase expressing a person's or group's core aim or belief
Plural for an act of whistling, or the high-pitched sound made from whistling
(with an object) To provide a listener or reader with information
“Its completion will signal the end of a two-hundred-year commercial saga characterized by industrious thinking, entrepreneurial markets, and mass labor workforces.”
To use gestures to convey information or directions
“I will signal to you to flee if there is any sign of trouble.”
To indicate or announce the existence or occurrence of (something) by actions or sounds
“The horn sounded to signal the end of the game.”
To predict or be a foreshadow of
“Most of us have thought about how we would handle various types of scenarios that could signal the end of the world.”
To imply or hint at something
“Mon seigneur's nuanced lack of response to his outbursts, however, now seemed to signal to him that his behavior till now had been somewhat inappropriate.”
To initiate or announce the arrival of something, typically with fanfare
To summon or signal (to someone or a vehicle)
To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth, typically melodically
To make a clear resonant or vibrating sound
To say something as advice or to provide information
Bleeps or calls
(of a light) To flash on and off in a regular or intermittent way
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