verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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But women also signify to psychology the endless rich field of research questions which subjectivity's uncertainty generates.
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The blossoms also signify the feminine characteristics of softness, mildness and peacefulness.
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But then landmarks also signify the passing of time, a watershed or an historic event.
■ NOUN
change
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The use of constant prices enabled an appreciation of the physical inputs since changes in an amount signified a change in volume.
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These significant leaps in numbers have a certain science fiction quality and come to signify qualitative change .
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I only hoped that that did not signify more substantive change .
end
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The letters that signified the end of the message.
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He's been fretting at the idea that the film will signify the end of his journey.
signifier
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In the Symbolic each signifier can signify only through the position it takes up in opposition to all other signifiers.
word
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To signify via figures rather than words is to signify iconically.
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Despite their foreignness, the objects these words signify are coveted and voraciously consumed.
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But let us for the moment look at the word that signifies the process or action itself: the word kill.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Many people wore red ribbons to signify their support for AIDS awareness.
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The red star signified his membership in the Communist Party.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A 0 signifies harmless fun; a 5 means gore, smut, rough language or adult themes lurk ahead.
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And, of course, it might signify compassion as opposed to stern authority.
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Despite their foreignness, the objects these words signify are coveted and voraciously consumed.
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Each one signifies an altered gene.
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Elan means enthusiasm, liveliness and spirit - characteristics which the company believes signify its nature, its employees and its management.
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In previous decades this would signify certain defeat for the revolution.
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Those for Diem were red, which signified good luck, and those for Bao Dai green, the color of misfortune.