noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈsaɪnˌpoʊst/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: crosswording
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To install signposts on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Qualifier: chiefly passive voice
Examples
The route wasn't signposted, and we got lost on the way.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To signal (something) intentionally, as if with a signpost.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: signal
6
verb
Meaning 6
To signal (something) intentionally, as if with a signpost.
To indicate (as the logical progress of a discourse) using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum up, as I was saying, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: signal
7
noun
Meaning 7
a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: guidepost
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sign
Narrower terms: fingerpost, fingerboard
8
verb
Meaning 8
mark with a signpost, as of a path
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mark
History
Etymology
From sign + post.
Across languages
Translations
72 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
паказа́льнік
(pakazálʹnik)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Belarusian:
паказа́льны слуп
(pakazálʹny slup)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Bulgarian:
пътепоказа́тел
(pǎtepokazátel)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Catalan:
rètol
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Chinese Mandarin:
路標 /路标
(lùbiāo)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Czech:
rozcestník
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Czech:
směrová tabule
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Dutch:
wegwijzer
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Faroese:
vegvísari
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Finnish:
tienviitta
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Finnish:
viitta
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
French:
poteau indicateur
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Galician:
letreiro
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
German:
Signalposten
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
German:
Wegweiser
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
German:
Signalpfosten
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
German:
Richtungsweiser
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
German:
Schild
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
German:
Hinweisschild
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Greek:
οδοδείκτης
(ododeíktis)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Hungarian:
útjelző/irányjelző/útirányjelző tábla
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Indonesian:
plang
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Irish:
craobh eolais
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Irish:
cuaille eolais
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Irish:
maide eolais
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Italian:
cartello
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Japanese:
道標
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Korean:
푯말
(pyonmal)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Korean:
표지판
(pyojipan)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Macedonian:
патоказ
(patokaz)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Malayalam:
വഴികാട്ടി
(vaḻikāṭṭi)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Manx:
stowran cowree
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Māori:
poutohu
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Norwegian Bokmål:
retningsskilt
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Norwegian Nynorsk:
retningsskilt
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Polish:
drogowskaz
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Polish:
kierunkowskaz
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Romanian:
indicator rutier
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Romanian:
indicator
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Romanian:
indicator de drum
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Russian:
указа́тельный столб
(ukazátelʹnyj stolb)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Russian:
указа́тель
(ukazátelʹ)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Serbo-Croatian:
пу̏тока̄з
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Serbo-Croatian:
pȕtokāz
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Silesian:
wegwajzer
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Silesian:
rankoś
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Slovak:
ukazovateľ
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Slovene:
kažipot
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Slovene:
pokazatelj
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Spanish:
letrero
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Spanish:
cartel
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Tamil:
ஆட்காட்டி
(āṭkāṭṭi)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Tamil:
வழிகாட்டி
(vaḻikāṭṭi)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Ukrainian:
пока́жчик
(pokážčyk)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Ukrainian:
дороговка́з
(dorohovkáz)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Ukrainian:
шляховка́зувач
(šljaxovkázuvač)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Ukrainian:
дороговка́зувач
(dorohovkázuvač)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Ukrainian:
вказівни́й стовп
(vkazivnýj stovp)
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Welsh:
arwyddbost
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
Welsh:
mynegbost
— post bearing a sign that gives information on directions