Sign and Wake

Sign

Sign noun - A movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling.

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Wake and sign are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wake" instead a noun "Sign".

Nearby Words: signify, signed, signature, signing, signboard

Wake noun - The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward.

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Sign and wake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sign" instead a noun "Wake".

Nearby Words: waken, waking, wakened, wakeful, wakening

good	good sign	good wake
long	long sign	long wake
original	original sign	original wake
light	light sign	light wake
Other adjectives: visible, actual, real, massive, large, big, huge, major, next.

Wake-Up Call Boss: The fairly insane first boss battle against the Scagdead is the first sign that just because the game was developed for the 3DS doesn't mean it's kidding around.

Source: Video Game / Resident Evil: Revelations
But when they wake up an unknown amount of time later, the facility has been overgrown by thorny vines and overrun with monsters... and there's no sign a cure was ever discovered.

Source: Human Popsicle
A more subtle example in the same setting, Micaiah's combination of silver hair and gold eyes are a sign of her ability to wake the goddesses and act as the vessel for one of them.

Source: Gold and White Are Divine

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