high sign

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy sahyn]
- /haɪ saɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy sahyn]
- /haɪ saɪn/

Definitions of high sign words

noun high sign a gesture, glance, or facial expression used as a surreptitious signal to warn, admonish, or inform. 1
noun high sign a prearranged and usually covert signal to someone to tell them that they can do something 0
noun high sign a signal, often a prearranged one, given secretly, as in warning 0

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Origin of high sign

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for High sign

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of High sign

high sign popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

high sign usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for high sign

noun high sign

alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.

All 2 Synonyms of high sign