All signify synonyms
sigΒ·niΒ·fy
S s verb signify
- misdirect β to direct or address wrongly or incorrectly: to misdirect a person; to misdirect a letter.
- doublespeak β evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- mark β Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
- bait and switch β Bait and switch is used to refer to a sales technique in which goods are advertised at low prices in order to attract customers, although only a small number of the low-priced goods are available.
- intend β to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan: We intend to leave in a month.
- be-little β to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- disinformed β Simple past tense and past participle of disinform.
- button down β (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- orthographize β to spell correctly or according to the rules of orthography.
- misguide β to guide wrongly; misdirect.
- bad mouth β Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- make book β to enter in a book or list; record; register.
- foreknow β to know beforehand.
- messaging β a communication containing some information, news, advice, request, or the like, sent by messenger, telephone, email, or other means.
- disinform β to give or supply disinformation to.
- hint β an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity.
- communicate β to impart (knowledge) or exchange (thoughts, feelings, or ideas) by speech, writing, gestures, etc
- mousetrap β a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- denote β If one thing denotes another, it is a sign or indication of it.
- insinuate β to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.
- figure on β a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- interface β a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- connote β If a word or name connotes something, it makes you think of a particular idea or quality.
- dump on β to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- add up β If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- carded β a machine for combing and paralleling fibers of cotton, flax, wool, etc., prior to spinning to remove short, undesirable fibers and produce a sliver.
- foretell β to tell of beforehand; predict; prophesy.
- get through β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- four-flush β to bluff.
- mirror β any reflecting surface, as the surface of calm water under certain lighting conditions.
- announce β If you announce something, you tell people about it publicly or officially.
- misdirected β Simple past tense and past participle of misdirect.
- manifest β readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- figure out β a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- foretokening β Indication in advance.
- indicate β to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
- misinform β to give false or misleading information to.
- auspicate β to begin or inaugurate with a ceremony intended to bring good fortune
- count β A Count is a European nobleman with the same rank as an English earl.
- let it all hang out β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- emblematize β Serve as a symbolic representation of (a quality or concept).
- cued β a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.
- cut to the quick β done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- dope out β any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- incarnated β embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form: a devil incarnate.
- make a difference β have a significant impact
- make like β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- do a number on β a numeral or group of numerals.
- interfacing β a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.