Search and compare thousands of words and phrases in British Sign Language (BSL). The largest collection online.
How to sign: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
"his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head";
Similiar / Same: mind, psyche, nous, brain
Categories: cognition, knowledge, noesis
Within this category: ego, noddle, subconscious mind, tabula rasa, unconscious mind
How to sign: the educator who has executive authority for a school
"she sent unruly pupils to see the principal";
Similiar / Same: school principal, head teacher, principal
Categories: educator, pedagogue
Within this category: chancellor, headmaster, headmistress
How to sign: a person who is in charge
"the head of the whole operation";
Similiar / Same: chief, top dog
Categories: leader
Within this category: administrator, administrator, capo, department head, don, general, general manager, grand dragon, head of household, secretary
How to sign: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Similiar / Same: steer, maneuver, guide, channelize, channelise, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, direct
Within this category: channel, conn, corner, crab, dock, navigate, navigate, park, pull over, sheer, stand out, starboard
How to sign: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
"the heading seemed to have little to do with the text";
Similiar / Same: heading, header
Categories: line
Within this category: crossheading, headline, lemma, rubric, running head, subheading, title
How to sign: (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
Similiar / Same: read/write head
Categories: coil
