frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

sightseer n. tourist, traveller, globe-trotter, Colloq rubberneck(er),
Brit tripper, day-tripper: As usual, the streets of Oxford were
crowded with sightseers and tourists.
sign n. 1 token, symbol, indication, mark, signal, indicator;
notice: I interpreted the shouts of the crowd as a sign that I
had won the race. 2 movement, gesture, motion, signal, cue,
gesticulation: She made a sign motioning me to come over. 3
trace, indication, evidence, mark, clue, hint, suggestion,
vestige: She waited for an hour but there was no sign of him.
4 device, mark, symbol, representation, emblem, trade mark,
badge, brand, stamp, seal, ideogram, ideograph, lexigram,
phonogram, grapheme, hieroglyph, cartouche, rebus, logo(type),
colophon, ensign, standard, banner, flag; monogram, initials,
cipher or cypher: Sir Roger fought under the sign of a rampant
lion. 5 signboard, advertisement, placard, poster, US
broadside; shingle, notice, announcement: You can't miss the
huge supermarket sign at the corner. 6 omen, augury, warning,
forewarning, foreboding, portent, indication, writing on the
wall, prophecy, prognostication, foreshadowing: We took the
rumbling as a sign of an imminent earthquake.
--v. 7 autograph, put one's signature on or to, inscribe,
countersign, endorse, witness, put or set one's hand to, mark;
sign on the dotted line; Colloq US put one's John Hancock on or
to: I have already signed the petition, have you? The painting
is valueless unless signed by the artist. 8 sign away. forgo,
relinquish, give up, abandon, abandon or quit claim to, waive,
release, surrender, dispose of, sacrifice, get rid of: With one
stroke of the pen, he signed away most of his fortune. 9 sign
off. close down, discontinue (broadcasting, writing a letter,
etc.): It is midnight, time for us to sign off till tomorrow.
10 sign on or up. a enrol, enlist, sign up (for), register,
volunteer, join (up), contract: I signed on to be a bodyguard,
not a nursemaid. b enrol, enlist, hire, employ, put under
contract, retain, engage, take on, Colloq take on board, bring
aboard: We signed up three new engineers this week. 11 sign
over. assign, consign, transfer, make over, deliver, give,
donate, present, dispose of, turn over: Aunt June was persuaded
to sign over the ownership of the business to her nephews.
signal n. 1 See sign, 1, above. 2 incitement, stimulus, spur,
impetus, goad, prick: The waving of the flag will be the signal