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Words related to signifying
sig·ni·fy·ing
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affirmative flag
a flag having five horizontal stripes, blue, white, red, white, and blue, from top to bottom, signifying “yes”: letter C in the International Code of Signals. -
black flag
a flag that is all or mostly black, esp. such a flag flown by a pirate ship -
blackball
If the members of a club blackball someone, they vote against that person being allowed to join their club. -
clonus
a type of convulsion characterized by rapid contraction and relaxation of a muscle -
connotative
(of a word or expression) signifying or suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning: A connotative word such as “steely” would never be used when referring to a woman. -
indicative
showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.