📖 S — The English dictionary · page 46

signboard — Everyday, meaning 1: A signboard is a flat board with words or a picture on it, put up outside a shop or inn to show what is sold or where it is.↗ Example: A pigeon saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard.↗ · She flew at the signboard and bumped into it.↗ · The inn had a signboard showing a bear.↗

signer — Everyday, meaning 1: A signer is a person who signs their name on something, like a letter, card or important document.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A signer is also a person who uses sign language, especially one who interprets speech into sign language for deaf people.↗ Example: A signer stood beside the Prime Minister on TV.↗ · The card had twenty signers from our class.↗ · John Hancock was a famous signer of the Declaration of Independence.↗ · Every signer must print their name too.↗ · Our school play had a signer for deaf families.↗ · She is learning to be a BSL signer.↗ · The petition needs one hundred signers.↗

signet — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A signet is a small seal, often on a ring, pressed into clay or wax to mark a document as yours.↗ Example: And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet: HOLY TO THE LORD.↗ (Torah EXO.28.36, JPS 1917)↗ · And they wrought the onyx stones, inclosed in settings of gold, graven with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel.↗ (Torah EXO.39.6, JPS 1917)↗ · And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like the engravings of a signet: HOLY TO THE LORD.↗ (Torah EXO.39.30, JPS 1917)↗ · As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon My right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence; (Prophets JER.22.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.↗ (Writings DAN.6.18, JPS 1917)↗ · In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, My servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet; for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.'↗ (Prophets HAG.2.23, JPS 1917)↗

significance — Everyday, meaning 1: Significance is how important or meaningful something is.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Significance is the special meaning that something has.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (maths, science) Statistical significance means a result is probably real and not just luck.↗ Example: The teacher asked us to explain the significance of the battle.↗ · The red rose has a special significance in the story.↗ · The discovery was of great significance for medicine.↗ · Don't worry — the mistake is of little significance.↗ · Scientists checked the significance of their results.↗ · The castle has great historical significance.↗ · The root SPR thus holds unique metaphysical significance for the SY, alone representing the totality of language by which the world was created and is sustained.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · It should probably be understood on one level as a reference to the ten digits of the decimal numeral system, though as we shall see, these Sefirot Belimah are imbued with metaphysical significance beyond mere numerals.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗

significant — Everyday, meaning 1: Important; worth noticing.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Large enough to matter: a significant amount.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Having a special meaning: a significant look.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (maths) Significant figures are the digits that matter in a number for rounding.↗ Example: That was a significant day in history.↗ · There was a significant drop in temperature.↗ · Round 0.04567 to 2 significant figures.↗ · She gave him a significant look.↗ · We saw no significant difference between the plants.↗ · A significant number of pupils walk to school.↗ · ‘Here she broke off with a significant look, and mounting my enemy the unicorn, speedily disappeared.↗

significantly — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: In a way that is important or large enough to matter.↗

signification — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Signification is the meaning of a word, sign or symbol.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Signification is the act of showing or signalling something.↗ Example: The scholar explained the signification of the old word.↗ · Each colour in the flag has its own signification.↗ · In the old book, the signification of the dream was explained by a wise man.↗ · Words can change their signification over hundreds of years.↗ · The priest explained the signification of the candle at Easter.↗ · He did not understand the full signification of the sign.↗ · tion of numbers and letters ; every letter suggesting a 'number, and every group of letters having a numerical signification, as vital as its literal meaning.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

signified — Everyday, meaning 1: Signified is the past form of signify: it means showed, meant or stood for.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It can mean made known by a sign or action: «She signified that she agreed by nodding.».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal, language study) The signified is the idea or meaning that a word or sign points to, as opposed to the sound or letters (the signifier).↗ Example: The red flag signified that swimming was not safe.↗ · The bell signified the end of break.↗ · She signified her agreement with a quick nod.↗ · In the story, the white dove signified peace.↗ · The teacher's raised hand signified that we should be quiet.↗ · The ancient carving signified the sun god.↗ · (formal) The word «dog» is the signifier; the idea of a dog is the signified.↗ · The name Palatine, which originally signified a pastoral colony, is derived from this divinity.↗ · astronomers signified by the word Tali, not the constellation Draco, but the line which joins together the two points in which the orbit of the moon intercepts the ecliptic (Dragon's head and tail).↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Chaos .signified in the ancient cosmogonies the vacant, in- finite space out of which sprang all things that exist.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

signify — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) To be a sign of something; to mean something (dark clouds signify rain).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) To show or make known a feeling or wish, often by a sign or action (she nodded to signify yes).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) To be important (it does not signify).↗ Example: The plus sign signifies addition.↗ · A red light signifies stop.↗ · Dark clouds often signify rain.↗ · She raised her hand to signify that she knew the answer.↗ · What does this symbol on the map signify?↗ · The ≥ sign signifies «greater than or equal to».↗ · [79] The Russian word krof also signifies blood.↗ · With a בּ following after it, signifies: to make use of any thing.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Seven double letters serve to signify the antithesis to which human life is exposed.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · II, that the author signifies by the word "Tohu," nothing, and not something, as Judah Halevi erroneously thought.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

signpost — Everyday, meaning 1: A signpost is a post at the side of a road or path with signs that show the way and how far it is to places.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A signpost is also something that shows you what is coming, like headings in writing.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To signpost something is to mark the way to it with signs.↗ Example: The signpost said the village was 3 miles away.↗ · Follow the signposts to the beach.↗ · The path is well signposted.↗ · We got lost because the signpost had fallen over.↗ · «Firstly» and «finally» are signpost words in writing.↗ · The signpost pointed left to the castle.↗

sika — Everyday, meaning 1: A sika is a kind of deer that came from East Asia (Japan, China, Taiwan); it is small to medium-sized with a reddish-brown coat with white spots in summer.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Sika deer were brought to the UK, Ireland, New Zealand and the USA, where they now live in the wild.↗ Example: A sika deer stepped out of the forest and froze.↗ · Sika deer have white spots on their coats in summer.↗ · In Nara, sika deer wander through the park and bow for snacks.↗ · Sika were brought to Ireland and Britain over a hundred years ago.↗ · In New Zealand, hunters track sika in the hills.↗ · The sika stag made a high whistling call.↗ · Sika and red deer can have babies together, which worries scientists.↗

sikh — Everyday, meaning 1: A Sikh is a person who follows Sikhism, a religion that began in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: As an adjective, Sikh describes things to do with this religion, like a Sikh temple.↗ Example: My friend Harpreet is a Sikh.↗ · We visited a Sikh temple called a gurdwara.↗ · At the gurdwara everyone shared a free meal.↗ · Many Sikh men wear a turban.↗ · Sikhs follow the teachings of ten Gurus.↗ · The Sikh holy book is called the Guru Granth Sahib.↗ · Our class learnt about Sikh festivals.↗

sikhism — Everyday, meaning 1: Sikhism is a religion founded in the Punjab region of India by Guru Nanak; Sikhs believe in one God and follow the teachings of the ten Gurus and their holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib.↗ Example: Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak.↗ · In Sikhism, everyone is equal before God.↗ · We visited a gurdwara and ate in the langar.↗ · The holy book of Sikhism is the Guru Granth Sahib.↗ · Many Sikh men wear a turban.↗ · Sikhism teaches sharing, honest work and remembering God.↗ · Vaisakhi is an important festival in Sikhism.↗

silage — Everyday, meaning 1: Grass, maize or other green crops that are cut, packed tightly and kept without air so they ferment, to feed cows and sheep in winter.↗ Example: The cows eat silage all winter.↗ · Big black bales of silage were stacked by the barn.↗ · Farmers make silage in summer when the grass is long.↗ · Silage has a strong, sour smell.↗ · The tractor drove over the silage to squash out the air.↗ · Silage is a bit like pickled grass.↗

silence — Everyday, meaning 1: Silence is when there is no sound at all.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Silence is also when people are not talking.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To silence means to make someone or something quiet.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A minute's silence is a short time when people stay quiet to remember someone.↗ Example: Silence, please!↗ The test has started.↗ · We walked through the forest in silence.↗ · A loud bang broke the silence.↗ · There was a long silence after the bad news.↗ · The class kept a minute's silence for the soldiers.↗ · She silenced her phone in the cinema.↗ · In the silence we could hear an owl.↗ · His silence told me he was upset.↗ · There was a splash, and then silence.↗ · And Moses and the priests the Levites spoke unto all Israel, saying: 'Keep silence, and hear, O Israel; this day thou art become a people unto the LORD thy God.↗ (Torah DEU.27.9, JPS 1917)↗ · O God of my praise, keep not silence; (Writings PSA.109.1, JPS 1917)↗ · These things hast thou done, and should I have kept silence?↗ (Writings PSA.50.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.↗ (Writings JOB.29.21, JPS 1917)↗

silent — Everyday, meaning 1: Silent means making no sound at all; completely quiet.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A silent person is not speaking.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A silent letter is written in a word but not said, like the k in «knee».↗ Example: Please read silently for ten minutes.↗ · The library was completely silent.↗ · The «k» in «knee» is silent.↗ · Put your phone on silent during the film.↗ · He stayed silent and didn't answer.↗ · Space is silent because there is no air.↗ · Owls fly in silent flight.↗ · Everyone stood silent for one minute.↗ · “Johnny’s a silent fellow,” he reminded Hook.↗ · Water is silent, Fire is sibilant, and Air derived fron the Spirit is as the tongue of a balance standing between these contraries which are in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · Water is silent, Fire is sibilant, and Air derived from the Spirit is as the tongue of a balance standing between these contraries which are in equilibrium, reconciling and mediating between them.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · On the other hand, the n occurs at the end of words as silent, indicating that it occupies the place of a vowel letter.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for He is aroused out of His holy habitation.↗ (Prophets ZEC.2.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called the mistress of kingdoms.↗ (Prophets ISA.47.5, JPS 1917)↗ · So that my glory may sing praise to Thee, and not be silent; O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever.↗ (Writings PSA.30.13, JPS 1917)↗

silently — Everyday, meaning 1: Without making any sound; quietly.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Without speaking.↗ Example: Please read silently for ten minutes.↗ · The owl flew silently through the night.↗ · We lined up silently for the fire drill.↗ · The cat crept silently towards the bird.↗ · She silently counted to ten to calm down.↗ · The snow fell silently all night.↗ · He nodded silently.↗ · The class worked silently on the test.↗ · But she shook her head silently.↗ · LORD, in trouble have they sought Thee, silently they poured out a prayer when Thy chastening was upon them.↗ (Prophets ISA.26.16, JPS 1917)↗