SEMAPHORE Synonyms

There are 7 synonyms of the word semaphore. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word semaphore. (close relations)

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	beacon				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance • a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes • a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships verb • shine like a beacon • guide with a beacon
	cue				verb, nounv, n
	noun • an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech • evidence that helps to solve a problem • a stimulus that provides information about what to do • sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards verb • assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
	flag				verb, nounv, n
	noun • emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design • a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. • plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals • a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device • flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green • stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones • a conspicuously marked or shaped tail verb • communicate or signal with a flag • provide with a flag • droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness • decorate with flags • become less intense
	indicator				nounn
	noun • a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time • a signal for attracting attention • a device for showing the operating condition of some system • (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction
	sign				verb, nounv, n
	noun • 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 adjective satellite • used of the language of the deaf verb • 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
	signal				verb, nounv, n
	noun • any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message • any incitement to action • an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes adjective satellite • notably out of the ordinary verb • communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs • be a signal for or a symptom of
	token				nounn
	noun • an individual instance of a type of symbol • something serving as a sign of something else • a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines • something of sentimental value adjective satellite • insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)

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