Hypernyms for "sign"
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alarm
alarum
alert
all clear
animal communication
autograph
beam
bill
billboard
bugle call
card
contract out
countersign
curfew
distress call
distress signal
dog-ear
drumbeat
electronic signal
endorse
equal sign
execute
flag
guidepost
heliograph
high sign
hoarding
indicator
indorse
initial
ink
input
input signal
inscribe
minus sign
negativeness
negativity
notice
number
omen
output
output signal
phone number
placard
plus sign
portent
positiveness
positivity
poster
posting
presage
prodigy
prognostic
prognostication
radical sign
radio beacon
radio beam
radiotelegraphic signal
recording
retreat
rubricate
sandwich board
scoreboard
semaphore
shingle
signpost
start
starting signal
storm signal
street sign
symbol
telegraphic signal
telephone number
ticktack
time signal
token
undersign
visual signal
vital sign
war cloud
warning signal
whistle
whistling
wigwag
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.