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high signs

high signs is the plural of high sign.

Meaning of high sign

Noun

high sign (plural high signs)

  1. A covert gesture serving as a signal.
    • The gaunt, hard-looking man is driving. Marlowe leans forward and gives the cabby the high sign.1944, William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman, The Big Sleep (screenplay)

Questions about high signs

What is high signs the plural of?
High signs is the plural of high sign.

Words near high signs in the dictionary

  1. high sheriffs
  2. high side
  3. high sides
  4. High Sierra
  5. high sign
  6. high signs
  7. high societies
  8. high society
  9. high speed
  10. high speed steel
  11. high speed steels

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