Sekirov Dictionary

signpost

/ˈsaɪnˌpoʊst/

verb 4
noun 2
forms 3

verb4

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To install signposts on.
- The route wasn't signposted, and we got lost on the way.
(figurative) To signal (something) intentionally, as if with a signpost.
(figurative) To indicate (as the logical progress of a discourse) using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum up, as I was saying, etc.
(figurative) To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.

noun2

•
A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.
- Dozens of signposts have been stolen, forcing the local authorities to put up the sign at a 2m height and embed it in theft-resistant concrete when putting up replacements. — 2020
•
A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.
- In the first example — Dance revolutionised Burma — you know the middle word is the signpost as revolutionised is too long to be the fodder (or letters to scramble). […] And bang, out jumps RUMBA. — 2012

forms

signposted · signposting · signposts

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