JOHN HANCOCK Synonyms

• the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

• a hired laborer on a farm or ranch

• something written by hand

• ability

• a position given by its location to the side of an object

• the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time

• one of two sides of an issue

• a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece

• a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses

• a member of the crew of a ship

• a card player in a game of bridge

• a round of applause to signify approval

• terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)

• physical assistance

• place into the hands or custody of

• guide or conduct or usher somewhere

• a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing

• dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods

• append one's signature to

• mark, coat, cover, or stain with ink

• fill with ink

• letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

• a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

• the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words

• a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

• Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel

• a distinguishing symbol

• the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament

• a reference point to shoot at

• a visible indication made on a surface

• the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember

• a symbol of disgrace or infamy

• formerly the basic unit of money in Germany

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)

• a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

• an indication of damage

• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

• something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal

• attach a tag or label to

• designate as if by a mark

• be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense

• celebrate by some ceremony or observation

• make or leave a mark on

• to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

• notice or perceive

• mark with a scar

• make small marks into the surface of

• establish as the highest level or best performance

• make underscoring marks

• remove from a list

• put a check mark on or near or next to

• assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

• insert punctuation marks into

• a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

• poor handwriting

• an aimless drawing

• write down quickly without much attention to detail

• write carelessly

• fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters

• a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare

• a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

• the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal

• a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it)

• an indication of approved or superior status

• a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture

• fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure

• any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions

• make tight; secure against leakage

• close with or as if with a seal

• decide irrevocably

• affix a seal to

• cover with varnish

• hunt seals

• a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

• a public display of a message

• any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

• structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted

• (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

• (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease

• having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)

• an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

• a gesture that is part of a sign language

• a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified

• a character indicating a relation between quantities

• used of the language of the deaf

• mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)

• approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

• be engaged by a written agreement

• engage by written agreement

• communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

• place signs, as along a road

• communicate in sign language

• make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate

• your name written in your own handwriting

• a distinguishing style

• a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program

• the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

• a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book

• American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)