| Main Entry: | signal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | indicate; give a sign to |
Synonyms: |
beckon, communicate, flag, flash, gesticulate, gesture, motion, nod, semaphore, sign, signalize, warn, wave, wink |
| Main Entry: | alert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | warn |
Synonyms: |
alarm, flag, forewarn, give the high sign, inform, notify, put on guard, signal, tip, tip off, wave flag |
| Main Entry: | announce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | declare arrival |
Synonyms: |
augur, forebode, forecast, forerun, foreshow, foretell, harbinger, herald, indicate, portend, predict, presage, signal, signify |
| Notes: | to announce is to make known publicly; to pronounce is to declare officially or formally |
Antonyms: |
be quiet, hide, withhold |
| Main Entry: | foreshadow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | indicate |
Synonyms: |
adumbrate, augur, be in the wind, betoken, bode, forebode, foretell, hint, imply, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, promise, prophesy, shadow, signal, suggest, telegraph |
| Main Entry: | gesture/gesticulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make signs, motions to communicate |
Synonyms: |
act out, flag, indicate, mime, pantomime, signal, signalize, use one's hands, use sign language, wave |
Antonyms: |
speak |
| Main Entry: | hail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call to, yell for |
Synonyms: |
accost, address, flag, flag down, greet, hello, holler*, salute, shoulder, shout, signal, sing out, speak to, wave down, welcome, whistle down, whistle for, yawp, yoo-hoo |
Antonyms: |
whisper |
| Main Entry: | indicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | signify, display |
Synonyms: |
add up to, announce, argue, attest, augur, be symptomatic, bespeak, betoken, button down, card, connote, demonstrate, denote, designate, evidence, evince, express, finger, hint, illustrate, imply, import, intimate, make, manifest, mark, mean, name, peg, pin down, pinpoint*, point out, point to, prove, read, record, register, reveal, show, sign, signal, slot, specify, suggest, symbolize, tab, tag, testify, witness |
Antonyms: |
conceal, hide, mislead |
| Main Entry: | motion |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gesture, direct |
Synonyms: |
beckon, flag, gesticulate, guide, invite, move, nod, sign, signal, signalize, wave |
Antonyms: |
be still |
| Main Entry: | nod |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gesture with head |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, beckon, bend, bow, concur, consent, curtsy, dip, duck, greet, indicate, recognize, respond, salute, say yes, sign, signal |
| Main Entry: | sign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | motion to another |
Synonyms: |
beckon, express, flag, gesticulate, gesture, indicate, motion, signal, signalize, signify, use sign language, wave |