Signs
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Description
of Sign Action
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baseball
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Pantomime gripping a baseball
bat with both "S" hands and then swinging at an imaginary ball. |
best
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Touch lips
with the
fingertips of the right flat hand (fingers together.) Then move the
hand across the lips and to the right and then upward to above head, ending in the "a"
hand position.
Note: This sign's meaning comes from the association of
giving something
a taste and then affirming something good with a "thumbs-up."
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football
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Push a right
"a" hand (thumb turned upward) outward twice across the left upturned
palm of the left hand, as if kicking the football out of the left hand.
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juice
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The letter "j"
sign swings wide towards your mouth. |
like
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Place the
right thumb and index finger against the chest as if picking lint from
the shirt. Then pull the right hand away from the body, bringing the
thumb and index finger together. Note: Some signers use the thumb and
middle finger for this
sign. |
night
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Hold the left
arm in a horizontal position in front of the body, fingers pointing
right, palm down. Place the right forearm on the back of the left hand,
fingers curved downward. |
not
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Using the
right
"a" hand, brush thumb under chin and move hand forward. |
past
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Move the right
flat hand backward over the right shoulder and "wave" slightly as if
throwing the past behind you. |
sleep
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Hold a
semi-open hand
in front of your eyes, then close them gradually as you bring them
down, to mimic closing your eyes. |
tea
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Use the thumb and
index finger of the right hand to mimic
dipping a tea bag into the left "s" hand which represents a teacup.
Slightly rotate the wrist as if "swishing" the tea bag in the hot
water. |
want
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Extend both
hands forward,
palms up. Move both open curved hands toward the chest several times,
as
if drawing in the desired object. |
which
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Alternately move
vertical "a" hands up and down 2 or 3 times. |
why
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Place
fingers of the right bent hand on the
forehead. Then move the right hand forward (palm turned toward the
body) changing the formation into a "Y" hand as you move. |
you
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Point in the
direction of where someone is located. If no one is there, point to an
"imaginary" person. |
