Associations to the word «Signpost»

Wiktionary

SIGNPOST, noun. A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
SIGNPOST, noun. (cryptic crosswords) A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.
SIGNPOST, verb. (transitive) To install signposts on.
SIGNPOST, verb. (transitive) To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.
SIGNPOST, verb. To indicate logical progress of a discourse using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum up, as I was saying, etc.

Dictionary definition

SIGNPOST, noun. A post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way.
SIGNPOST, verb. Mark with a signpost, as of a path.

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
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