SIGNAL
Definition:
- [noun] any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
Synonyms: ing, sign
- [noun] any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration"
- [noun] an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
- [verb] communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"
Synonyms: sign, ize, ise
- [verb] be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
Synonyms: bespeak, betoken, indicate, point
- [adjective] notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"
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Related Words:
- wigwag
- semaphore
- heliograph
- flag
- whistle
- bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict
- mark
- recording
- phone number, telephone number, number
- starting signal, start
- storm signal
- radio beam, beam
- ticktack
- time signal
- dog-ear
- animal communication
- alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum
- distress signal, distress call
- all clear
- bugle call
- curfew
- retreat
- drumbeat
- telegraphic signal, radiotelegraphic signal
- whistle, whistling
- high sign
- symbol
- visual signal
- indicator
- electronic signal
- radio beacon
- input signal, input
- output signal, output
