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71signal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sign, watchword, cue; alarm, warning, direction, order; traffic light, beacon, foghorn, wigwag; trace, vestige. See indication. adj. memorable, conspicuous, momentous. See importance. v. t. signalize …
72summon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. call [for], send for; cite, arraign, subpoena; convoke; rouse, invoke, evoke. See command, lawsuit, extraction. n. subpoena, warrant, writ; call, invitation. See lawsuit, request. II (Roget s IV) v …
73Indication — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Indication >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 indication indication Sgm: N 1 symbolism symbolism symbolization Sgm: N 1 semiology semiology semiotics semeiology semeiotics Sgm: N 1 Zeitgeist Zeitgeist …
74Command — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Command >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 command command order ordinance act fiat hukm bidding dictum hest behest call beck nod GRP: N 2 …
75beacon — [OE] In Old English, bēacen meant simply ‘sign’; it did not develop its modern senses ‘signal fire’ and ‘lighthouse’ until the 14th century. Its source is West Germanic *baukna, from which English also gets beckon [OE]. => BECKON …
76sign — n 1. token, representation, signification; indication, mark, index, measurement; trademark, brand, monogram, initials, stamp, badge, emblem, ensign, device, scepter, logotype, Print. logo; slogan, theme song, watchword, password, countersign,… …
77nod — [n] gesture of the head acceptance, acknowledgment, affirmative, beckon, bow, dip, greeting, inclination, indication, permission, salute, sign, signal, yes; concepts 74,185,685 nod [v1] gesture with head acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, approve,… …
78beacon — [OE] In Old English, bēacen meant simply ‘sign’; it did not develop its modern senses ‘signal fire’ and ‘lighthouse’ until the 14th century. Its source is West Germanic *baukna, from which English also gets beckon [OE]. Cf.⇒ BECKON …
79bea|con — «BEE kuhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a light or fire used as a signal to guide or warn: »The fire on the hill was a beacon to Highlanders that the British were coming. 2. a marker, signal light, or radio beams that guides aircraft and ships, especially …
80Beacon — Bea con (b[=e] k n), n. [OE. bekene, AS. be[ a]cen, b[=e]cen; akin to OS. b[=o]kan, Fries. baken, beken, sign, signal, D. baak, OHG. bouhhan, G. bake; of unknown origin. Cf. {Beckon}.] 1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to …
