Search and compare thousands of words and phrases in British Sign Language (BSL). The largest collection online.
How to sign: create and charge with a task or function
"nominate a committee";
Similiar / Same: appoint, constitute, nominate
Categories: establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
Within this category: pack, co-opt
How to sign: assign a specified, proper name to
"They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader";
Similiar / Same: call
Categories: label
Within this category: baptize, style, dub, rename, entitle, term, tag
How to sign: a well-known or notable person
"they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music";
Similiar / Same: figure, public figure
Categories: important person, influential person, personage
How to sign: make reference to
"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention";
Similiar / Same: mention, refer, cite, advert, bring up
Categories: think of, have in mind, mean
Within this category: commend, speak of the devil, remember, quote, touch on, invoke, namedrop, raise, drag up, cross-refer
