A mark to indicate a direction or relation.
synonym: arrow.
Roget 366:
animal,
animal kingdom;
fauna;
brute creation.
beast,
brute,
creature,
critter [U.S.];
wight,
created being;
creeping thing,
living thing;
dumb animal,
dumb creature;
zoophyte.
[major divisions of animals]
mammal,
bird,
reptile,
amphibian,
fish,
crustacean,
shellfish,
mollusk,
worm,
insect,
arthropod,
microbe.
[microscopic animals]
microbe,
animalcule
etc.
193.
[reptiles]
alligator,
crocodile;
saurian;
dinosaur
(extinct);
snake,
serpent,
viper,
eft;
asp,
aspick†.
[amphibians]
frog,
toad.
[fishes]
trout,
bass,
tuna,
muskelunge,
sailfish,
sardine,
mackerel.
[insects]
ant,
mosquito,
bee,
honeybee.
[arthropods]
tardigrade,
spider.
[classification by number of feet]
biped,
quadruped;
[web-footed animal]
webfoot.
flocks and herds,
live stock;
domestic animals,
wild animals;
game,
ferae naturae [Lat.];
beasts of the field,
fowls of the air,
denizens of the sea;
black game,
black grouse;
blackcock†,
duck,
grouse,
plover,
rail,
snipe.
[domesticated mammals]
horse
etc.
(beast of burden)
271;
cattle,
kine†,
ox;
bull,
bullock;
cow,
milch cow,
calf,
heifer,
shorthorn;
sheep;
lamb,
lambkin†;
ewe,
ram,
tup;
pig,
swine,
boar,
hog,
sow;
steer,
stot†;
tag,
teg†;
bison,
buffalo,
yak,
zebu,
dog,
cat.
[dogs]
dog,
hound;
pup,
puppy;
whelp,
cur,
mongrel;
house dog,
watch dog,
sheep dog,
shepherd's dog,
sporting dog,
fancy dog,
lap dog,
toy dog,
bull dog,
badger dog;
mastiff;
blood hound,
grey hound,
stag hound,
deer hound,
fox hound,
otter hound;
harrier,
beagle,
spaniel,
pointer,
setter,
retriever;
Newfoundland;
water dog,
water spaniel;
pug,
poodle;
turnspit;
terrier;
fox terrier,
Skye terrier;
Dandie Dinmont;
collie.
[cats--generally]
feline,
puss,
pussy;
grimalkin†;
gib cat,
tom cat.
[wild mammals]
fox,
Reynard,
vixen,
stag,
deer,
hart,
buck,
doe,
roe;
caribou,
coyote,
elk,
moose,
musk ox,
sambar†.
[birds]
bird;
poultry,
fowl,
cock,
hen,
chicken,
chanticleer,
partlet†,
rooster,
dunghill cock,
barn door fowl;
feathered tribes,
feathered songster;
singing bird,
dicky bird;
canary,
warbler;
finch;
aberdevine†,
cushat†,
cygnet,
ringdove†,
siskin,
swan,
wood pigeon.
[undesirable animals]
vermin,
varmint [U.S.],
pest.
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Roget 550:
indication;
symbolism,
symbolization;
semiology,
semiotics,
semeiology†,
semeiotics†;
Zeitgeist.
[means of recognition: property]
characteristic,
diagnostic;
lineament,
feature,
trait;
fingerprint,
voiceprint,
footprint,
noseprint
[for animals];
cloven hoof;
footfall;
recognition
(memory)
505.
[means of recognition: tool]
diagnostic,
divining rod;
detector.
sign,
symbol;
index,
indice†,
indicator;
point,
pointer;
exponent,
note,
token,
symptom;
dollar sign,
dollar mark.
type,
figure,
emblem,
cipher,
device;
representation
etc.
554;
epigraph,
motto,
posy.
gesture,
gesticulation;
pantomime;
wink,
glance,
leer;
nod,
shrug,
beck;
touch,
nudge;
dactylology†,
dactylonomy†;
freemasonry,
telegraphy,
chirology [Med.],
byplay,
dumb show;
cue;
hint
etc.
527;
clue,
clew,
key,
scent.
signal,
signal post;
rocket,
blue light;
watch fire,
watch tower;
telegraph,
semaphore,
flagstaff;
cresset†,
fiery cross;
calumet;
heliograph;
guidon;
headlight.
[sign (evidence) on physobj of contact with another physobj]
mark,
scratch,
line,
stroke,
dash,
score,
stripe,
streak,
tick,
dot,
point,
notch,
nick.
print;
imprint,
impress,
impression.
[symbols accompanying written text to signify modified interpretation]
keyboard symbols,
printing symbols;
[Symbols for emphasis],
red letter,
italics,
sublineation†,
underlining,
bold font;
jotting;
note,
annotation,
reference;
blaze,
cedilla,
guillemets†,
hachure [Topo.];
[Special Characters list],
quotation marks,
";
double quotes,
" ";
parentheses,
"( )";
brackets,
"[ ]";
braces,
"{ }",
curly brackets;
arrows,
slashes;
left parenthesis,
"(";
right parenthesis,
")";
opening bracket,
"[";
closing bracket,
"]";
left curly brace,
"{";
right curly brace,
"}";
left arrow,
"";
forward slash,
"/";
backward slash,
"\\";
exclamation point,
"!";
commercial at,
"@";
pound sign,
"#";
percent sign,
"%";
carat,
"^";
ampersand,
"&";
asterisk,
"*";
hyphen,
"-";
dash,
"-",
"_";
em dash,
"--";
plus sign,
"+";
equals sign,
"=";
question mark,
"?";
period,
".";
semicolon,
";";
colon,
":";
comma,
",";
apostrophe,
"'";
single quote,
"'";
tilde,
"~".
[For identification: general]
badge,
criterion;
countercheck†,
countermark†,
countersign,
counterfoil;
duplicate,
tally;
label,
ticket,
billet,
letter,
counter,
check,
chip,
chop;
dib†;
totem;
tessera†,
card,
bill;
witness,
voucher;
stamp;
cacher [Fr.];
trade mark,
Hall mark.
[For identification of people, on a document]
signature,
mark,
autograph,
autography;
attestation;
hand,
hand writing,
sign manual;
cipher;
seal,
sigil [Lat.],
signet,
hand and seal [Law];
paraph†,
brand;
superscription;
indorsement†,
endorsement.
[For identification of people, to gain access to restricted (locations or information)]
password,
watchword,
catchword;
security card,
pass,
passkey;
credentials
etc.
(evidence)
467;
open sesame;
timbrology†;
mot de passe [Fr.],
mot du guet [Fr.];
pass-parole;
shibboleth.
title,
heading,
docket.
address card,
visiting card;
carte de visite [Fr.].
insignia;
banner,
banneret†,
bannerol†;
bandrol†;
flag,
colors,
streamer,
standard,
eagle,
labarum†,
oriflamb†,
oriflamme;
figurehead;
ensign;
pennon,
pennant,
pendant;
burgee†,
blue Peter,
jack,
ancient,
gonfalon,
union jack;
banderole,
old glory [U.S.],
quarantine flag;
vexillum†;
yellow-flag,
yellow jack;
tricolor,
stars and stripes;
bunting.
heraldry,
crest;
coat of arms,
arms;
armorial bearings,
hatchment†;
escutcheon,
scutcheon;
shield,
supporters;
livery,
uniform;
cockade,
epaulet,
chevron;
garland,
love knot,
favor.
[Of locality]
beacon,
cairn,
post,
staff,
flagstaff,
hand,
pointer,
vane,
cock,
weathercock;
guidepost,
handpost†,
fingerpost†,
directing post,
signpost;
pillars of Hercules,
pharos;
bale-fire,
beacon-fire;
l'etoile du Nord [Fr.];
landmark,
seamark;
lighthouse,
balize†;
polestar,
loadstar†,
lodestar;
cynosure,
guide;
address,
direction,
name;
sign,
signboard.
[Of the future]
warning
etc.
668;
omen
etc.
512;
prefigurement
etc.
511.
[Of the past]
trace,
record
&c.,
551.
[Of danger]
warning
etc.
668,
alarm
etc.
669.
[of authority].
scepter
etc.
747.
[of triumph].
trophy
etc.
733.
[of quantity].
gauge
etc.
466.
[Of Distance]
milestone,
milepost.
[Of disgrace],
brand,
fool's cap.
[For detection],
check,
telltale;
test
etc.
(experiment)
463;
mileage ticket;
milliary†.
notification
etc.
(information)
527;
advertisement
etc.
(publication)
531.
word of command,
call;
bugle call,
trumpet call;
bell,
alarum,
cry;
battle cry,
rallying cry;
angelus†;
reveille;
sacring bell†,
sanctus bell [Lat.].
exposition
etc.
(explanation)
522,
proof
etc.
(evidence)
463;
pattern
etc.
(prototype)
22.
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