Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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lay | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
sign | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
lay (noun) | sign (noun) |
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a narrative poem of popular origin | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted |
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain | a public display of a message |
a gesture that is part of a sign language | |
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | |
a character indicating a relation between quantities | |
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) | |
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified | |
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | |
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided | |
having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) | |
(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease |
lay (adjective) | sign (adjective) |
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not of or from a profession | used of the language of the deaf |
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy |
lay (verb) | sign (verb) |
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put in a horizontal position | be engaged by a written agreement |
put into a certain place or abstract location | communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs |
lay eggs | mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) |
prepare or position for action or operation | make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate |
impose as a duty, burden, or punishment | communicate in sign language |
place signs, as along a road | |
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation | |
engage by written agreement |