Search and compare thousands of words and phrases in British Sign Language (BSL). The largest collection online.
How to sign: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
"he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke";
Similiar / Same: configuration, contour, conformation, form
Categories: spatiality, spatial property
Within this category: angularity, concavity, convexity, crookedness, curvature, dullness, lobularity, narrowing, roundness, sharpness, straightness, stratification, topography
How to sign: alternative names for the body of a human being
"Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak";
Similiar / Same: human body, physical body, material body, bod, chassis, build, figure, physique, anatomy, flesh, soma, frame, form
Categories: body, organic structure, physical structure
Within this category: adult body, female body, juvenile body, male body, person
