SIGNS THAT ARE SIMILAR



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Brown (as signed with a Right B hand shape at right side of mouth, palm faces left fingers point up; move hand in one, short downward movement.


Bitch (as signed with a Right B hand shape at right side of mouth, palm faces left fingers point up; move hand one quick time so the edge of the index finger 'hits' at right side of chin.


Beer (as signed with a Right B hand shape at right side of mouth, palm faces left fingers point up; move hand up about an inch and then back down.


Breakfast (done as an initialized sign for 'eat' using a Right B hand shape at middle of the mouth, palm faces left fingers point at slight angle to the left (some people make the sign with the fingers pointing straight up);  move hand in two, short movements toward mouth.  Or use the older and well established sign for breakfast which is to sign:  eat, morning.  


Bachelor


Bite; Bit


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You; You-are


Poke


That one, right there.


Puncture; Poke through something; Penetrate; Pierce




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Quick!


Cheap; Inexpensive; Tacky


Took of like a shot!


High five!


Smack!  Whack!


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Stand; Standing; Stood


Jump; Jumped; Jumping


Mean; Meaning; Meant; Meant to; Intend; Intended; Intentional; Purpose; On purpose; Done 'by design,' Meant to do it. Done with forethought.


Fork


Toast


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Telescope


Binoculars


Owl


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Vocal; Vocalize; Voice 


Stuck; In a predicament; Between a rock and a hard place; Between the devil and the deep blue sea; In a bad place/situation; Trapped; Caught in the middle of something unhappy.


Vampire


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Trophy (as signed with Y hand shapes)


Yin and Yang (See:  Handspeak)


To lock horns


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Blind


Doubt; Doubtful; Doubt it; Don't believe it; I'm skeptical; Not likely


Adenoidectomy; Removal of adenoids.  Right Crooked V hand shape palm faces nose; hand bent a bit back at wrist - move hand forward one time.


Stern; Strict; Hard-nosed; All kidding aside; I'm very serious when I say . . . I (or someone else) expects to be taken seriously!  What I'm about to say is to be taken seriously!


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More


Add more; Supplement; Supplementary;  Augment


Additional.  Flat O hand shapes, left palm faces up and fingers point out; right palm faces out, fingers point sort-of up; move hands toward each other until fingertips touch.  The movement is what we use to sign 'more' (only the palm orientation differs).


Number(s)


Fix; Repair; Repairs


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My; Mine


That's mine; That belongs to me.  Sign: mine, mine


Youth; Young; Adolescent


Happy; Cheerful; Glee; Gleeful; Upbeat


Admit; Admission; Confess; Confession; To acknowledge


Breathe; Breathing


Body


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The following signs are done with an index finger:


Someone walked past me. The finger can move in one smooth movement or it can make three small arcs as it moves past your chest.


Adrift; Aimless: Wander


Pace back and forth


Someone walked toward me


Someone walked away from me


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Wolf


Tufts at sides of animal's nose


Goatee


Jewish


Beard 


Note the slight difference in palm orientation for the signs 'Jewish' and 'beard.'  For Jewish, the palm faces the chin.  For beard, the hand is twisted a bit to the left (at the wrist) and the palm faces sort-of right)  (See:  ASL University, Dr. Bill Vicars)


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Allow; Let; Let's.  As signed with Flat Palms.


Ask.  As signed with Flat Palms


Pray


Adoration (See: Signing Savvy)


Scrimmage


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Dog


Doggone it! Shucks!  Darn it!  Dang it!  Darn!  Dang!


Sudden; Suddenly; All of a sudden; Just like that!  Swift; Prompt; Immediate; Immediately!


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Eat; Food; Meal; Ate; Eating


Home


To feed (a baby) (an animal) (a bird).  Right Flat O hand shape fingers point out; move hand forward two times.  Or, move hand toward dog's food dish or whatever would indicate what you are feeding or going to feed.


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Wrist band


Bracelet; Wristwatch


Wristwatch (as done with an F hand shape)


Handcuffs


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Boy; Male; His; Him


Ball cap


Note that for ball cap, the hand moves down a wee bit as you make the sign (as if you were pulling the hat a bit down on the head).  The sign for boy does not move down.


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Fish


Flag


Hotel


Embassy


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Men's formal wear; Tuxedo; Bow tie


Preacher; Pastor; Minister; Reverend


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Remember


Remind


India


Bindi


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Suffer; Suffering; Suffered; Angst; Agony


Private; Secret; Don't say anything; I won't say anything; Confidence; Confidential


Patience; Patient (as in:  Please be patient with me)


Cocaine


Casual; Informal


Drink alcohol


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Thumb


First (as signed with pad of Right index finger pressing against the pad of left thumb)


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Many; Multiple; How many


Sign Language (as signed using S to 5 to S hand shapes


Someone signs FAST!  Expert signer!


Throw something lightweight, straight up into the air (i.e. a handful of confetti)


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Rough (as in a rough texture)


Weak; Feeble; Fragile; Easily damaged or broken


Perforated in a number of places; punched full of holes


Cookie(s)


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Flower(s)


Smell; I smell something (verb - one motion)


Smell (noun); Odor; Fragrance; Scent; Fumes; Aroma.


Right up in one's face; In my face; Up close and personal


Get out of my face


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Welcome; Make yourself at home; Guest; Be my guest; Help yourself; Come on it!  Invite; Invitation; Invited; You're invited


Offer; Offering; Propose; Proposal; Suggest; Suggestion


Here  (as signed with one or two Flat Palms) (two ways to sign this using Flat Palms)


Serve; Service; Served


Bring


Carry; Carry to (Take to as in: I will take you to the hospital)


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Waddle; Chubby


That (as it refers to an absent, non-present reference)


New York


"Big Apple" (New York City).  Right Y hand shape pressed on Left Flat Palm (which is held stationary); Slide Right hand across the left palm and a few inches beyond the left fingertips.


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Continuing; Ongoing; Persistence; Kept going; Keeps on going


Permanent; Permanently


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Shape; Sculpt


Shapley; Voluptuous


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Morning; Good morning


Up yours!


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Nose


Right on time!  Right on the nose!  Right on the dot!  Punctual.


Bored; Boring (as signed with an index finger near the nose)


I don't mind (said in a pleasant tone)


I don't care! (said with some degree of exasperation, frustration or anger)


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Native American


Pamper; Coddle; Tame; Domesticated; Gentle


Surface; At the surface; Superficial; Shallow


English


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Suspicious


Puzzled; Baffled; Bewildered; Perplexed


Hmmm . . thinking about it; I'll think about it.  Right X hand shape, tap fingertip on forehead two gentle times.


Use your head!  Right X hand shape, tap fingertip on forehead two times (quickly, forcefully).


Egypt; Egyptian.  Press Right X hand shape at middle of forehead, palm faces out.


Wise; Wisdom


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Overall; Comprehensive


Total; All total;  Taking everything into consideration; All things considered


Involve; Involved; Involvement


Add numbers up


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Cow


Cow it (ASL idiom)


Longhorn


Bull


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Get; Got; Gets; Receive; Receives; Acquire; Received; Acquired


To hold things inside rather than expressing them; To 'hold back' or 'hide' feelings and thoughts inside


Trust;  Confidence


To grasp a vertical pole (or vertical something-else) with one or both hands.


Bride  (See: Signing Savvy)


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Damage; Wreck; Demolish; Obligate; Destroy (See: ASL University, Dr. Bill Vicars).


Mean-spirited; Cruel


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Whack! Smack!


High five!


Quick!


Took off like a shot!


Cheap; Inexpensive; Tacky


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Explore; Search; Search for


Online chat


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Can; Possible; Able


Yes


Saturday (there are two ways to sign Saturday)


Every Saturday


Seattle




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Cancer (as signed with an Open and Close A hand shape moving up a Left Flat palm (left palm is stationary with palm facing right and fingers pointing up),


Habit; Habitually; Tradition; Traditionally; A regular happening


Remove; Subtract; Removal; Subtraction


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Let; Allow; Permit; Permission


Left it there; Leave it there; Abandon; Abandoned it


Agent-marker; Person (as signed with Flat Palms)


Street; Way; Hallway, Pathway


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Much; A lot; A bunch


Ball; Sphere; Globe


Shrub; Bush


Group


Group got together and went somewhere


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Umm


Oh . . that reminds me . . I want to tell you something.  


Hands; Manual.  5 hand shapes palms face you fingers point up, wriggle fingers


Deaf applause. Yea!  Hurray!


Hey! (used as a greeting)


Brown.  As signed with a 5 hand shape, palm faces out, fingers point up - wriggle fingers


Wait; Waiting; Waited


Waited and waited and waited


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Landscape


Fluctuate; Fluctuations


Never


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Set (as in 'set the table); Set (as in:  Just set it on the counter); Set up; Setup; Situate; Situated; Establish; Based on; Founded; Founded on


Blame; Fault; Accuse; Accusation


Blame me; Accuse me


Appointment; Assignment


Work; Working; Worked; Chore; Task, Job etc.


Captive; Held captive


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Build; Building (verbs)


Layer(s); Layering


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Promise


Pressure


Oppress; Oppression; Oppressed


Enough; Full; Adequate; Sufficient


Advocacy


Ketchup


To blow one's top; A temper-tantrum; To have a fit




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Talk; Talking; Talked (as signed with 4 hand shape at right side of mouth, palm faces left; bounce end of index finger at chin 2 or 3 times.


To say something in a blunt, direct, forthright, no-nonsense manner; Straight talk; Candid comment.  4 hand shape at right side of mouth, palm faces left; move hand in one quick forward motion.  This sign fuses the signs for 'talk' and 'straight/direct.'


Grass; Grassy (as signed with 4 hand shape at left side of mouth, palm faces left;  move hand in two short downward movements)


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Drunk; Inebriated.  A hand shape palm faces out, thumb extended and points to the left; move hand across the face (in a slight downward arc) one time.


Pour (the 'pour sign')


Thumbs down (or one thumb down) to that!


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Wow, I really like that!  As signed with a Clawed 5 hand shape, palm faces right side of your face; move hand to the left side of face and back to where it started.  


Swollen or bulging eyes


Clown


Chubby cheeks; Baby face; Cherub cheeks


Angry (as signed in front of the face using a Clawed 5 hand shape)


Comb hair


Yell; Holler; Shout


Cuss; Curse; Use profanities; Foul language


Scream


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Texture


Dissolve; Disintegrate; Faded away; Worn away; Dissolution; Melt; Melted; Poof-gone.


Spend


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Strong; Strength; Might (referring to strength); Mighty


To go on strike; To rebel; Protest (noun and verb); Demonstrate; Demonstration (as in a 'demonstration on the streets' to protest an injustice)


Wary; To stiff-arm someone or something; To resist; resistance


Unsure; Uncertain; Still considering the options (like the sign for 'maybe' however this sign uses S hand shapes (palms face down)


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Funeral


Parade


A group/crowd of people walking 


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Against; Anti-


Thousand


All right


To cut something in half; To 'cut it down the middle'


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So-so


Blue 


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Grey


It doesn't matter; No big deal; No problem; Never mind etc.


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Lightening


Zig-zag pattern


Double-Z (as in:  snazzy, fuzzy etc.)


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Volunteer (noun and verb);  I'll do it; I volunteer


Shirt


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Impact


Hit


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Eye


See; Saw (as signed by pointing to the right eye)


To witness something


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Bacon


Spaghetti


Noodle(s); Pasta


Sentence


Language; Linguistics


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Important; Importance; Valuable; Worth; Worthwhile; Vital; Significant; Significance


What's it worth? How much did it cost?


Worthless; Useless


Explain; Explanation; Describe; Description


Interpret; Interpretation; Interprets; Interpreting


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If; Court; To judge


Dye


Find; Found; Discover; I found out that; I discovered that


The acquisition of language




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Italian/Pepsi


Idea; Imagine; Imagination


Imagine that!


If (tap tip of I hand shape under right corner of right eye)


Immature




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