Signs Dictionary
Real word-level signs with step-by-step instructions and practice tips — in two separate languages. ASL and BSL are distinct languages, not dialects of each other, so each dictionary was researched independently.
American Sign Language dictionary
1121 signs found
Hello
Greetings & Politeness
Raise your dominant hand to your forehead, palm facing out, fingers together pointing up.
Goodbye
Greetings & Politeness
Raise your open hand, palm facing out.
Good morning
Greetings & Politeness
Sign GOOD: touch your chin with flat fingertips, then bring your hand down into your other open palm.
Good night
Greetings & Politeness
Sign GOOD: touch your chin with flat fingertips, then bring your hand down into your other open palm.
Thank you
Greetings & Politeness
Touch your chin with the fingertips of your flat hand, palm facing you.
Please
Greetings & Politeness
Place your flat dominant hand on your chest, palm down.
Sorry
Greetings & Politeness
Make a loose fist, palm facing your chest.
Excuse me
Greetings & Politeness
Hold your open hand at your chest, fingers together.
Yes
Everyday Basics
Make a fist with your thumb across your fingers.
No
Everyday Basics
Extend your index and middle fingers, other fingers tucked.
Help
Everyday Basics
Make a fist with your dominant hand and rest it on your other open palm.
Stop
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat, palm up.
Go
Everyday Basics
Point both index fingers forward.
Come
Everyday Basics
Point your dominant index finger toward the person.
Want
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands in loose claws in front of you, palms up.
Need
Everyday Basics
Make the letter X: a fist with a hooked index finger.
Like
Everyday Basics
Point your middle finger and thumb back toward your chest (not touching).
Know
Everyday Basics
Touch the fingertips of your flat hand to the side of your forehead.
Don't know
Everyday Basics
Touch your forehead with your flat hand.
Understand
Everyday Basics
Hold your index finger up beside your temple.
Don't understand
Everyday Basics
Sign UNDERSTAND: flick your index finger up beside your temple.
Mother
Family & People
Hold your open hand up, fingers together.
Father
Family & People
Hold your open hand up, fingers together.
Baby
Family & People
Cross your arms as if cradling a baby.
Friend
Family & People
Hook your two index fingers together.
Boy
Family & People
Form a C with your dominant hand at the side of your forehead.
Girl
Family & People
Touch your thumb to your cheek near your ear.
Eat
Food & Drink
Bring your bunched fingertips to your mouth.
Drink
Food & Drink
Form a C with your hand as if holding a cup.
Water
Food & Drink
Form a W: index, middle, and ring fingers up.
Hungry
Food & Drink
Hold your open hand at your chest, fingers pointing down.
Thirsty
Food & Drink
Point your index finger at your throat.
More
Food & Drink
Bring the fingertips of both hands together in front of you.
Finished
Food & Drink
Hold both hands up, palms facing you.
Happy
Feelings & Health
Hold your flat hand at your chest, palm facing in.
Sad
Feelings & Health
Hold both open hands in front of your face, palms in.
Angry
Feelings & Health
Hold a claw hand near your face.
Tired
Feelings & Health
Rest your fingertips on your shoulders.
Sick
Feelings & Health
Touch the tip of your middle finger to the middle of your forehead.
Pain
Feelings & Health
Point your two index fingers toward each other.
Scared
Feelings & Health
Hold two fists at your chest.
Love
Feelings & Health
Cross both arms over your chest.
Morning
Time
Hold one arm horizontally across your chest.
Night
Time
Hold one arm horizontally across your chest.
Now
Time
Hold both flat hands in front of you, palms down.
Time
Time
Point to your wrist with your dominant index finger.
What
Questions
Hold both open hands up, palms facing up.
Doctor
Health & Safety
Hold your non-dominant hand out, palm up.
Hospital
Health & Safety
With your dominant index and middle fingers, draw a small cross on your upper arm.
Bathroom
Everyday Life
Make the letter T: a fist with your thumb poking up between your index and middle fingers.
Phone
Everyday Life
Extend your thumb and pinky (the Y handshape).
Car
Everyday Life
Hold both hands in front of you as if gripping a steering wheel.
House
Everyday Life
Touch your fingertips together to form a roof peak.
School
Everyday Life
Clap your dominant open hand down onto your non-dominant open palm.
I love you
Common Phrases
Raise your thumb, index finger, and pinky together; curl the other fingers.
What is your name
Common Phrases
Sign WHAT: a palms-up shrug.
Happy birthday
Common Phrases
Sign HAPPY: brush your flat hand upward at your chest.
Number
Everyday Life
Make both hands into squished O handshapes, fingertips pinching together.
Book
Everyday Life
Make both hands into flat open hands, fingers together.
Read
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm up, like a page.
History
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an H, index and middle fingers extended together.
Class
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into loose C handshapes, fingers curved.
College
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into loose flat hands, palms facing down.
Learn
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm up.
Science
Everyday Life
Make both hands into fists with the thumbs pointing straight up, like little beakers.
Library
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an L, index finger up and thumb out.
Test
Everyday Life
Extend the index fingers of both hands, other fingers tucked.
Study
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm up, like an open book.
Student
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm up, and keep it low.
Paper
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up.
Question
Everyday Life
Hold up the index finger of your dominant hand, other fingers tucked.
Write
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm up, as your paper.
Word
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant index finger up in front of your chest.
Answer
Everyday Life
Touch your dominant index fingertip to your lips.
Grade
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up.
Teacher
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into flattened O handshapes, fingertips touching thumbs.
People
Family & People
Point the index and middle fingers of both hands straight down, like little legs.
Family
Family & People
Shape both hands into F handshapes, thumb and index pinched into circles.
Man
Family & People
Open your dominant hand with the fingers together pointing up.
Person
Family & People
Hold both hands in flat open handshapes, fingers together.
Child
Family & People
Hold your dominant hand open with your palm facing down at chest height.
Woman
Family & People
Open your dominant hand into a 5, with your thumb sticking out to the side.
Son
Family & People
Hold your non-dominant forearm horizontally in front of you, as if cradling a baby.
Wife
Family & People
Shape your dominant hand into a loose C, as if about to cup something small.
Parent
Family & People
Hold both hands open with fingers spread and thumbs sticking out to the sides.
Food
Food & Drink
Shape your dominant hand into a flattened O, fingertips pinched together and facing you.
Apple
Food & Drink
Close your dominant hand into a fist and bend your index finger into an X handshape.
Restaurant
Food & Drink
Shape your dominant hand into an R by crossing your middle finger over your index finger.
Cup
Food & Drink
Shape your dominant hand into a C, as if wrapping your fingers around a cup.
Coffee
Food & Drink
Close both hands into S fists, with your thumbs resting against the curled fingers.
Dog
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand up near your side, shaped like a modified D.
Animal
Everyday Life
Hold both hands up with fingers extended and held straight together.
Horse
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an H: index and middle fingers extended together, other fingers folded.
Fish
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand out to the side with fingers together and palm facing sideways.
Cat
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an open F: thumb and index nearly touching, other fingers spread.
Pet
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with its palm facing down.
Black
Everyday Life
Point your dominant index finger with your other fingers curled into a fist.
White
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand open and flat with your thumb extended and fingers together.
Red
Everyday Life
Point your dominant index finger with the rest of the hand closed into a fist.
Blue
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a B: fingers extended together, thumb folded across the palm.
Color
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand open with all five fingers spread.
Green
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a G: thumb and index pinched sideways, other fingers folded.
Gold
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand open in a 5, with your middle finger aimed at your earlobe.
Yellow
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a Y: thumb and pinky extended, middle fingers folded.
Brown
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a B: fingers extended together, thumb folded in.
Pink
Everyday Life
Form your dominant hand into a K handshape, with the middle finger poking up between the index finger and thumb.
Feel
Feelings & Health
Bend the middle finger of your dominant hand forward at the large knuckle, keeping the other fingers relaxed.
Kind
Feelings & Health
Hold both hands in front of you as bent B-hands, fingers together and slightly curled.
Nice
Feelings & Health
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up.
Use
Everyday Basics
Shape your dominant hand into a U, with the index and middle fingers extended together.
See
Everyday Basics
Make a V with your dominant hand, extending your index and middle fingers together.
Get
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands out in front of you as loose open claws, fingers spread and slightly bent.
Find
Everyday Basics
Touch the tip of your dominant thumb to the tip of your index finger, making a flattened O.
Work
Everyday Basics
Close both hands into fists and hold them at chest height.
Buy
Everyday Basics
Touch your dominant thumb to your fingertips to make a flattened O handshape.
Make
Everyday Basics
Close both hands into fists and hold them together in front of your chest.
Travel
Everyday Basics
Extend your dominant index and middle fingers and curve them slightly, like a bent V.
Take
Everyday Basics
Open your dominant hand wide with all five fingers spread.
Open
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands flat in front of you with the fingertips together and palms facing forward.
Think
Everyday Basics
Point the index finger of your dominant hand straight up.
Call
Everyday Basics
Make a Y with your dominant hand, extending your thumb and pinky while folding the middle fingers.
Look
Everyday Basics
Form a V with your dominant hand, index and middle fingers extended and together.
Start
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the fingers together.
Play
Everyday Basics
Make Y handshapes with both hands, thumbs and pinkies extended.
Give
Everyday Basics
Touch your dominant thumb to your fingertips to form a flattened O.
Sell
Everyday Basics
Bend the fingers of both hands at the base joints and touch the thumb to the finger pads, like flattened O shapes.
Pay
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up.
Run
Everyday Basics
Make L handshapes with both hands, extending the index finger and thumb.
Try
Everyday Basics
Close both hands into A or S fists, thumbs lying alongside the fingers.
Tell
Everyday Basics
Point your dominant index finger forward, other fingers tucked away.
Close
Everyday Basics
Shape both hands into flat B hands, fingers straight and together.
Drive
Everyday Basics
Close both hands into S fists, thumbs across the fingers, like gripping a steering wheel.
Ask
Everyday Basics
Point your dominant index finger toward the person you are asking.
Talk
Everyday Basics
Hold up your dominant hand in a four handshape, all four fingers extended.
Watch
Everyday Basics
Shape your dominant hand like a small telescope: thumb up, index finger extended, other fingers folded.
Choose
Everyday Basics
Pinch your dominant index fingertip against your thumb, like picking something up.
Remember
Everyday Basics
Shape both hands into loose A handshapes, thumbs sticking out.
Believe
Everyday Basics
Start with your dominant index finger touching your forehead — the THINK part.
Wish
Everyday Basics
Shape your dominant hand into a C, fingers curved and thumb out.
Move
Everyday Basics
Shape both hands into flat B hands, fingers together and straight.
Win
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand in an S fist, steady in front of your body.
Cut
Everyday Basics
Shape your dominant hand into a V, index and middle fingers extended.
Bring
Everyday Basics
Shape both hands into flat B hands, fingers together and straight.
Break
Everyday Basics
Shape both hands into loose fists, as if gripping a small stick.
Dance
Everyday Basics
Point the index and middle fingers of your dominant hand straight down in a V, like little legs.
Stand
Everyday Basics
Point the index and middle fingers of your dominant hand straight down in a V, like legs.
Clean
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up.
Listen
Everyday Basics
Shape your dominant hand into a loose claw, fingers spread and slightly bent.
Year
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand in an S fist in front of your chest — the sun.
Day
Time
Extend your non-dominant arm in front of you, bent at the elbow, hand pointing to the side.
After
Time
Shape both hands as flat open hands with your fingers together and thumbs tucked in.
January
Time
Start by forming J: extend your pinky and trace a small J in the air beside your cheek.
Before
Time
Bend both hands at the large knuckles, keeping your fingers together and relaxed.
Today
Time
Hold both flat hands in front of your chest with your palms facing down.
December
Time
Start with D: point your index finger up while your thumb joins the other fingers in a circle.
Week
Time
Extend your dominant index finger with the other fingers folded into a fist.
June
Time
Form J by extending your pinky and tracing a small J in the air beside your cheek.
October
Time
Round all your fingertips to touch your thumb, forming a clear O at chest height.
November
Time
Fold your fingers down and tuck your thumb between your middle and ring fingers for N.
March
Time
Fold your fingers down and tuck your thumb under your first three fingers to form M.
September
Time
Make a fist with your thumb laid across the front of your fingers to form S.
July
Time
Extend your pinky and trace a small J in the air to form the first letter.
Again
Time
Bend your dominant hand at the large knuckles, your fingers curled and relaxed.
April
Time
Close your hand into an A fist, your thumb lying along the outside of your fingers.
Never
Time
Open your dominant hand flat, your fingers together and thumb straight instead of folded.
August
Time
Close into an A fist, your thumb resting along the outside of your folded fingers.
February
Time
Touch your thumb and index finger into a circle, holding three fingers up, for F.
Always
Time
Point your dominant index finger straight up with the other fingers folded.
Light
Everyday Life
Form an '8' handshape with your dominant hand: make a fist, then cock your middle finger against your thumb.
Star
Everyday Life
Point both index fingers upward with your other fingers folded into fists.
Sun
Everyday Life
Form a flattened O handshape with your dominant hand, your fingertips rounded and relaxed.
Beach
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm down, like a bed of sand.
Weather
Everyday Life
Form W handshapes with both hands: fold your pinky down with your thumb, three fingers up.
Month
Time
Raise your non-dominant index finger so it points straight up, like a candle.
Early
Time
Hold your left hand flat in front of you, palm down and fingertips pointing forward.
Often
Time
Bend the fingers of your dominant hand at the large knuckles, keeping the thumb relaxed.
Friday
Time
Make the letter F with your dominant hand, thumb and index pinched in a circle.
Later
Time
Make an L handshape with your dominant hand, thumb and index forming a corner.
Holiday
Time
Hold both hands open and relaxed at chest height, thumbs upright.
Monday
Time
Make the letter M with your dominant hand, three fingers folded over the thumb.
Soon
Time
Form an F handshape with your dominant hand, thumb and index in a circle.
Sunday
Time
Hold both hands open at chest height, fingers spread, palms facing forward.
Hour
Time
Point your dominant index finger up, like the minute hand of a clock.
Tuesday
Time
Make the letter T with your dominant hand, thumb tucked between the index and middle fingers.
Saturday
Time
Make the letter S with your dominant hand, fingers curled into a fist over the thumb.
Thursday
Time
Make the letter H with your dominant hand, index and middle fingers extended together.
Wednesday
Time
Make the letter W with your dominant hand, three fingers spread upright.
Summer
Time
Point your dominant index finger up in a 1 handshape.
Late
Time
Extend your dominant arm out to the side at shoulder height, hand open and relaxed.
Fall
Time
Extend your non-dominant arm forward as a tree branch, hand in a loose fist.
Spring
Time
Shape your non-dominant hand into a loose fist or sideways C at chest height.
Winter
Time
Form both hands into W handshapes and hold them at chest height.
Sometimes
Time
Hook your dominant index finger into a loose hook, the other fingers closed.
Minute
Time
Point your dominant index finger like the minute hand of a clock.
World
Everyday Life
Form both hands into W handshapes, three fingers spread upright.
Hot
Everyday Life
Curl your dominant hand into a tense claw, fingers bent and spread wide.
Fire
Everyday Life
Spread both hands into open fives with fingers wide apart in front of your torso.
River
Everyday Life
Tap the fingers of a W handshape against your chin to sign WATER first.
Sea
Everyday Life
Hold both hands open and relaxed, fingers together and slightly spread.
Tree
Everyday Life
Plant your non-dominant elbow near your waist and raise that forearm upright like a trunk.
Beautiful
Everyday Life
Open your dominant hand into a relaxed five, fingers together and thumb out.
Cool
Everyday Life
Hold both flat hands up at neck height, fingers together.
Mountain
Everyday Life
Close both hands into fists and tap your dominant fist on top of the other twice to sign ROCK.
Dark
Everyday Life
Open both hands into fives with fingers spread, held at chest height.
Forest
Everyday Life
Form the sign for TREE: forearm upright as trunk, open five twisted twice on top.
Wind
Everyday Life
Open both hands into relaxed fives with fingers slightly spread.
Ice
Everyday Life
Curl both hands into stiff claws, fingers hooked and spread apart.
Cold
Everyday Life
Close both hands into S fists, thumbs resting on the curled fingers.
Home
Everyday Life
Touch the fingertips of your O handshape to the corner of your mouth.
Page
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand open and flat at waist height, palm facing up, like an open book.
Search
Everyday Life
Curve your dominant hand into a C, thumb and fingers forming a claw.
Site
Everyday Life
Form the letter W with your dominant hand, three fingers spread and thumb tucked.
Out
Everyday Life
Open your dominant hand into a five, fingers together and thumb relaxed.
Any
Everyday Life
Close your dominant hand into an A fist, thumb resting against the knuckles.
Business
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into flat B handshapes, fingers pressed together and thumbs tucked across the palms.
Web
Everyday Life
Form the letter W with your dominant hand, spreading your index, middle, and ring fingers upright.
Online
Everyday Life
Open both hands with your fingers spread wide, palms facing inward toward each other.
First
Everyday Life
Make a fist with your non-dominant hand, keeping your thumb sticking straight up.
Me
Everyday Life
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, tucking the other fingers into a fist.
Some
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up, as a steady base.
Date
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into D letters: index fingers pointing up, other fingers curled in a circle with the thumb.
Back
Everyday Life
Start your dominant hand in a B shape: flat, fingers together, thumb across the palm.
Top
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand upright at chest height, fingers pointing straight up.
List
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand upright at chest height, fingers together and pointing up.
Name
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand up at chest height, index and middle fingers extended together.
State
Everyday Life
Make an S fist with your dominant hand, fingers curled and thumb across them.
Email
Everyday Life
Shape your non-dominant hand into a C, curving your fingers into a loose tunnel.
Two
Everyday Life
Raise your dominant hand to chest height in front of you.
Next
Everyday Life
Hold both hands flat at chest height, palms facing down, fingers pointing forward.
Last
Everyday Life
Make a flat hand with your dominant hand, keeping all fingers together and straight.
Music
Everyday Life
Open both hands into loose 5 handshapes, with all fingers comfortably spread apart.
City
Everyday Life
Make flat hands with both hands, keeping the fingers of each hand together.
Support
Everyday Life
Make an S handshape with both hands by closing each hand into a fist.
Best
Everyday Life
Make a flat hand with your dominant hand, fingers together and thumb relaxed.
Good
Everyday Life
Make a flat hand with your dominant hand, fingers together and straight.
High
Everyday Life
Make a G handshape with your dominant hand: index finger and thumb extended upward.
University
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into loose flat palms, keeping the fingers relaxed and together.
Center
Everyday Life
Bend the fingers of your dominant hand into a loose claw shape.
Great
Everyday Life
Open both hands into fives with the fingers spread wide.
Mail
Everyday Life
Make an A fist with your dominant hand, thumb sticking up.
Way
Everyday Life
Flatten both hands with the fingers together and extended.
Real
Everyday Life
Point your dominant index finger upward in a one handshape.
Sign
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into "1" handshapes, extending only the index fingers while the thumbs fold across the palms.
South
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an "S" fist, folding the fingers down over the thumb.
Game
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into "10" hands, making fists with the thumbs extended upward.
Power
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a clawed "5", spreading the fingers and bending them slightly.
Care
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into horizontal "V" hands, extending the index and middle fingers out sideways.
American
Everyday Life
Interlock the fingers of both hands together in front of your chest.
Photo
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a "C", curving the fingers and thumb like a small camera frame.
Law
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an L, thumb and index finger held open and steady.
Computer
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a C, all fingers curved together into a claw.
Big
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into hooked-L claws: index finger hooked like a letter X, thumb extended.
Download
Everyday Life
Start both hands above head height, fingertips together, a little off to the side.
Down
Everyday Life
Extend your dominant index finger and point it straight downward.
Him
Everyday Life
Extend your dominant index finger, keeping the other fingers closed.
Three
Everyday Life
Hold up your dominant hand with thumb, index, and middle fingers extended.
End
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and steady in front of you.
Current
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into Y handshapes, thumb and pinky extended outward.
Access
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of your torso, palm facing down.
Since
Everyday Life
Shape both index fingers into slightly bent hooks, keeping your other fingers folded down.
Government
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a G, pinching the thumb against the side of the bent index finger.
Board
Everyday Life
Extend both index fingers, folding your other fingers down against your palms.
Children
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a flat hand, letting the fingers bend down just a little.
Change
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into hooked X hands, bending the index fingers like small hooks.
Shop
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into flattened O hands, touching each fingertip to its thumb.
Previous
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a loose fist, keeping the wrist relaxed.
Money
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a flattened O, thumb and fingertips nearly touching.
Old
Everyday Life
Close your dominant hand into a firm fist.
Main
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into flat B handshapes, fingers together and straight.
Visit
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into V handshapes, index and middle fingers extended.
Little
Everyday Life
Touch your dominant thumb and index fingertip together, other fingers relaxed.
Save
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a V, extending your index and middle fingers while folding the others down.
Low
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into flat open hands, holding your fingers together and fully extended.
Article
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand upright in front of your chest with your fingers together.
Card
Everyday Life
Extend the index fingers of both hands, folding your other fingers down against your palms.
Around
Everyday Life
Shape your non-dominant hand into a flattened O, pressing your fingertips together against your thumb.
Different
Everyday Life
Extend the index fingers of both hands, folding your other fingers down against your palms.
Print
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a G, pinching your thumb and index finger into a small pincer.
Compare
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a slightly curved cup, letting your fingers relax and curve gently.
Room
Everyday Life
Hold both hands flat with the fingers together, palms facing each other at chest height.
Box
Everyday Life
Hold both flat hands up with the palms facing each other at chest height.
Training
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant index finger upright in front of your chest.
Men
Everyday Life
Make the sign MAN: open your dominant hand, fingers together pointing straight up.
Join
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into open F handshapes, thumb and index forming loose circles.
Select
Everyday Life
Pinch your dominant index finger against your thumb tip, like gripping a small token.
Team
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into T handshapes, each index finger laid across the top of its thumb.
Category
Everyday Life
Open both hands into relaxed curved-5 shapes, fingers loosely curled like soft claws.
West
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a W, three fingers up and the thumb holding the pinky.
Gay
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a G, index finger and thumb held parallel and close.
Live
Everyday Life
Make an A handshape with both hands: a fist with the thumb resting along the side.
Table
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and horizontal in front of you as the tabletop.
Movie
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand upright with the fingers together, like a screen edge.
Better
Everyday Life
Hold a flat hand with the fingers together near your mouth, not quite touching it.
Register
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat with the palm facing up in front of you.
Cost
Everyday Life
Extend your non-dominant hand in front of you in a flat handshape, palm up.
Second
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat with the palm facing up in front of your chest.
Really
Everyday Life
Extend your dominant index finger straight up in a 1 handshape.
Against
Everyday Life
Make a flat handshape with your non-dominant hand, fingers together and pointing straight up.
Staff
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an S handshape, thumb pressed across the curled fingers.
Topic
Everyday Life
Raise both hands to the sides of your head with your fingers loosely curved and spread.
Complete
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of your chest, fingers together pointing to your dominant side.
Street
Everyday Life
Close both hands into loose fists with the thumbs resting up on top.
Tax
Everyday Life
Extend your non-dominant hand in front of you, palm facing up with the fingers together.
Below
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and steady in front of your chest, palm facing down.
Above
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and steady in front of you, palm facing down.
Less
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand steady in front of you, flat or slightly bent, palm facing down.
Party
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into P handshapes — fists with the middle finger pressing down over the thumb.
Offers
Everyday Life
Flatten both hands, fingers together, palms facing up.
Recent
Everyday Life
Form your dominant hand into an X — a fist with the index finger bent at the large knuckle.
Social
Everyday Life
Hold both hands in front of your chest in loose 5 handshapes, fingers spread.
Language
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into L handshapes, thumb and index finger opened at a right angle.
Legal
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an L, thumb and index finger held open and steady.
Experience
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Shape your dominant hand into an open hand with the fingers together and slightly relaxed.
Key
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Hold your dominant hand up in front of you with the thumb and index finger pinched together.
Body
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Hold both hands open with the fingers together and the palms facing inward.
Young
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Shape both hands into bent B handshapes, with the fingers together and slightly curled.
Important
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Shape both hands into F handshapes, with the thumb and index finger touching.
Field
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Shape both hands into flat B handshapes, with the fingers together and extended.
East
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Shape your dominant hand into an E handshape, with the fingers curled and the thumb tucked.
Single
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Extend your dominant arm in front of you with the palm facing up.
Something
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Extend your dominant arm in front of you with the palm facing up.
Additional
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Shape both hands into flat B handshapes, with the fingers together and extended.
Password
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To introduce the word in a new conversation, fingerspell P-A-S-S-W-O-R-D with your dominant hand.
Hard
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Bend the index and middle fingers of both hands downward at the knuckles, keeping the other fingers folded down.
Four
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Raise your dominant hand to shoulder height in front of you, steady and clearly visible.
Easy
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Hold your non-dominant hand still in front of your chest with the fingers extended and pointing upward.
Building
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Shape both hands into bent hands, curling all four fingers like claws while the thumbs stay relaxed.
Seller
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Sign SELL first, using the same production as the dictionary entry for Sell.
Offer
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Hold both flat hands in front of your waist with the palms facing fully upward.
Result
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Shape your non-dominant hand into a flat B hand with the fingers together and extended.
Groups
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Shape both hands into loose claw hands, the fingers curved as if cupping a ball.
Request
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Point your dominant index finger straight out as the asking handshape.
Picture
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Shape your dominant hand into a C, fingers curved opposite the thumb like a frame.
Major
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Shape both hands into flat B handshapes, fingers pressed together and straight.
Future
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Open your dominant hand into a flat 5, fingers spread with the thumb out.
Meeting
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Raise both hands with all fingers and thumbs extended and slightly spread.
Become
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Shape both hands into flat hands, fingers together and perfectly straight.
Interest
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Bend both hands into open-8 shapes, middle fingers touching the thumbs.
Keep
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Shape both hands into K handshapes, with the middle finger resting on the thumb and the index and pinky fingers extended.
Enter
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Hold your non-dominant flat hand out in front of your chest with the palm facing down.
Share
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Hold your non-dominant hand up with the index finger pointing upward and the other fingers folded.
Similar
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Shape your dominant hand into a Y handshape, with the thumb and pinky extended outward.
Put
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Shape your dominant hand like a flattened O, pressing your thumb pad up under your fingers.
Popular
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Hold your non-dominant hand in front of your chest with only the index finger pointing up.
Welcome
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Open your dominant hand flat with the fingers together and extended.
President
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Form a loose "C" handshape with each hand, fingertips curved and palms facing each other.
Notice
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Hold your non-dominant hand flat and open in front of your chest, palm facing up.
Head
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Make a cupped handshape with your dominant hand, fingers together and slightly bent.
Self
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Form an "A" fist with your dominant hand, thumb resting along the side of the fingers.
Discussion
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Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of your chest with the palm facing up.
Once
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Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of your chest with the palm facing up.
Agreement
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Touch your forehead with the tip of your dominant index finger, palm facing left.
Sure
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Press the tip of your dominant index finger lightly against your lips.
Able
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Curl both hands into firm S fists, with your thumbs tucked across your fingers.
Fun
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Shape your dominant hand into a U, with the index and middle fingers extended together.
Safety
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Close both hands into fists, the S handshape, with your thumbs resting across your fingers.
Past
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Raise your dominant hand to chest height in front of your torso.
Short
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Make an H handshape with both hands, extending the index and middle fingers together and folding the rest down.
Five
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Raise your dominant hand to chest height in front of you.
Average
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Form a flat hand with your dominant hand, holding the fingers together and the thumb tucked in.
Technical
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Open your dominant hand into a five handshape with all fingers spread wide.
Island
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Make an S handshape with your non-dominant hand, fingers curled tight with the thumb wrapped over them.
Front
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Make a flat hand with your dominant hand, fingers held together.
Ago
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Hold your dominant hand up in front of your body at chest height.
Adult
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Hold your dominant hand beside your head in a bent-hand shape, fingers together and curved.
Rules
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Shape your dominant hand into an R, crossing the middle finger over the index finger.
Bill
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Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up.
Either
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Raise both hands in front of you in V handshapes, index and middle fingers extended.
Document
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Hold up your non-dominant hand in a five handshape, palm facing toward your dominant side and fingers pointing up.
Downloads
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Raise both hands up high near head height, off to your dominant side.
Final
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Hold both hands up in front of your chest in open five handshapes, fingers spread.
Cheap
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Hold your non-dominant hand out in front of you as a flat hand, fingers together, palm facing down.
True
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Raise your dominant index finger to your lips, touching the fingertip to them lightly.
Bad
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Touch the fingertips of your dominant flat hand to your lips or chin, palm facing you.
Together
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Form both hands into A fists, with your thumbs tucked up along the fingers.
Else
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Hold your dominant hand up beside your cheek as a fist, with the thumb sticking up like the letter A.
Individual
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Hold both hands out in front of your torso as flat hands, palms facing down.
Kids
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Hold your dominant hand out in front of you, palm facing down, at about chest height.
Rock
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Close both hands into S fists, with your thumbs folded across your fingers.
Fast
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Shape both hands into L handshapes, with your thumbs resting between your index and middle fingers.
Meet
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Extend both index fingers upright, keeping your other fingers and thumbs tucked closed.
Far
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Form both hands into modified A handshapes, with your thumbs tucked up alongside your index fingers.
Subscribe
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Form your dominant hand into an open X, with your thumb extended upward off the fist.
Heart
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Open your dominant hand into a five handshape with all fingers spread wide.
Various
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Raise both hands in front of you with only the index fingers extended upward.
Weight
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Make an H handshape with each hand, extending the index and middle fingers together.
Town
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Hold both hands flat with the fingers held together in front of your chest.
Construction
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Bend both hands at the knuckles, keeping the fingers curved and relaxed.
Currently
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Make a Y handshape with each hand, extending the thumb and pinkie.
Clear
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Curve both hands in front of your chest so the fingertips of each hand nearly touch, like you are holding a small ball.
Chapter
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Shape your dominant hand into a C, curving your thumb and fingertips toward each other.
Loan
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Form both hands into hooked index-finger handshapes and stack them, with your dominant hand resting on top of the other.
Manager
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Close both hands into fists, as if gripping a pair of horse reins.
Half
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Extend the index finger of your dominant hand upward, keeping your other fingers and thumb closed.
Step
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Hold both hands out in front of your torso as flat hands, palms facing down, as if each hand were a foot.
Church
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Shape your dominant hand into a C, with the thumb and fingers curved toward each other.
None
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Curl both hands into O shapes, with each thumb touching the fingertips.
Practice
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Make an A handshape with your dominant hand — a fist with the thumb resting up along the side.
Chat
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Hold both hands in front of your chest in loose, relaxed 5-handshapes with your fingers slightly bent.
Enough
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Make a fist with your non-dominant hand and hold it out in front of your torso, knuckles up.
Writing
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Hold your non-dominant hand open and flat in front of you, palm facing up like a page of paper.
Speed
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Extend both index fingers and hold your hands out in front of your torso, fingers pointing straight forward.
Face
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Open your dominant hand into a 5-handshape with all fingers spread.
Oil
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Fingerspell O-I-L with your dominant hand, holding it at shoulder height.
Bit
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Bring your dominant thumb and fingertips together so they nearly touch, leaving only a tiny gap.
Increase
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Form both hands into H-handshapes, index and middle fingers extended together and pointing sideways.
Created
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Close both hands into fists and bring them together in front of your chest, one stacked on the other.
Political
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Form a K-handshape with your dominant hand: index finger pointing straight up, middle finger bent down.
Stay
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Form a Y-handshape with your dominant hand by stretching your thumb and pinkie wide while folding the middle fingers down.
King
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Form a K-handshape with your dominant hand: point your index and middle fingers upward with the thumb tucked between them.
Activity
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Hold both hands out in front of your torso at waist height with your palms facing down.
Copy
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Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up, like a blank sheet of paper.
Cash
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Curl your dominant hand into a flattened O, thumb and fingertips nearly touching.
Income
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Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, fingers together, like a tray.
Regional
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Close your non-dominant hand into an S fist and hold it at chest height.
Seen
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Sign SEE first: shape your dominant hand into a V, index and middle fingers extended.
Started
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Sign START: hold your non-dominant hand flat and upright in front of you.
Administration
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Shape your dominant hand into a G, thumb pinched against the bent index finger.
Exchange
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Curl both index fingers into hooked X shapes, as if each hand is pinching a tiny slip of paper.
Continue
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Press your thumbs together with the other fingers tucked into loose fists.
Season
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Close your dominant hand into an S fist, thumb resting across the fingers.
Someone
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Extend your dominant index finger, keeping the other fingers curled into your palm.
Apply
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Point your non-dominant index finger straight up in front of your chest, like a small post.
Across
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Open your dominant hand flat, fingers together and extended.
Printer
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Pinch your dominant thumb and index finger together into a small pincer, like holding a stamp.
Anything
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Close your dominant hand into an A fist, thumb pressed along the side of the fingers.
Lost
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Bring both hands together in front of your chest with the fingertips touching.
Nothing
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Form both hands into O shapes, with each thumb touching its fingertips.
Rather
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Open your dominant hand into a loose five shape with the fingers spread.
Six
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Curl your thumb down onto your palm while extending your pinky finger upward, folding your middle three fingers down too.
Fine
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Open your dominant hand into a flat five handshape, spreading all five fingers wide.
Advice
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Hold your non-dominant hand out in front of you, flat and open with the palm facing down.
Military
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Curl both hands into tight A fists, pressing each thumb firmly against the folded index finger.
Clothing
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Open both hands into relaxed five handshapes, spreading your fingers wide apart.
Necessary
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Bend your dominant index finger into an X handshape: a loose fist with the index finger hooked.
Decision
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Touch the tip of your dominant index finger to your right temple to begin.
Huge
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Shape both hands into hooked claws: curl your index fingers like hooks and keep your thumbs extended outward.
Middle
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Bend the middle finger of your dominant hand at the large knuckle so its tip points downward.
Sellers
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Bend both wrists so your open hands point downward, with the fingertips aiming at the floor.
Taking
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Extend your dominant hand forward with the fingers together and the palm angled upward.
Division
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Hold your non-dominant hand steady in front of you at about waist height.
Coming
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Point both index fingers forward so the two fingertips aim toward each other.
Lesbian
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Form an "L" handshape with your dominant hand, extending your thumb and index finger.
Machine
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Close both hands into fists and hold them in front of your chest.
Follow
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Curl both hands into loose fists with each thumb sticking straight up, like signing the number ten.
Christmas
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Raise your non-dominant forearm upright in front of your chest, elbow low, like a tree trunk.
Choice
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Press your dominant thumb against your index fingertip to form a small pinching shape.
Registration
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Cross the middle finger of your dominant hand over its index finger to form an R.
Starting
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Straighten your dominant index finger while the other fingers curl into the palm.
Lead
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Open your non-dominant hand into a flat five with the fingers together and pointing forward.
Airport
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Make an 'I love you' handshape with your dominant hand, extending your thumb, index finger, and pinkie.
Artist
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Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up, as your canvas.
Furniture
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Make an 'F' handshape with your dominant hand, touching your thumb to your index finger and spreading the other three fingers.
Degree
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Form an 'F' handshape with each hand, touching each thumb to its index finger and spreading the other fingers.
Button
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Make an 'F' handshape with your dominant hand, touching your thumb to your index finger and spreading the other fingers.
Male
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Raise your dominant hand to your forehead with your thumb and fingertips loosely gathered.
Ideas
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Make an 'I' handshape with your dominant hand, forming a fist with only the pinkie extended.
Female
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Shape your dominant hand into an A, with the thumb sticking up alongside the fist.
Responsible
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Hold both hands in bent B shapes, with the fingers curved and the thumbs alongside.
Associated
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Shape both hands into open-A hands, with the thumbs raised and slightly forward.
Focus
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Hold both hands flat and open, with the fingers extended and together.
Bed
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Form a flat hand with your dominant hand, fingers pressed together and the thumb resting along the side.
Numbers
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Raise your dominant hand to about shoulder height to begin signing a number.
Tool
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Spell T with your dominant hand, the thumb resting against the folded index finger.
Comes
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Raise both hands in front of your chest with index fingers extended and the other fingers closed.
Medicine
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Extend the middle finger of your dominant hand while the other fingers stay loosely curled.
Telephone
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Shape your dominant hand into a Y, extending the thumb and pinky while tucking the middle fingers.
Ready
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Form both hands into R handshapes, crossing each middle finger over its index finger.
Simply
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Make the ASL number 9 handshape with both hands, holding only the thumb and index finger out and apart.
Evidence
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Curl your dominant hand into an E handshape, fingers bent with the thumb tucked beneath them.
Favorite
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Hold your dominant hand open with all five fingers extended and spread slightly.
Blood
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Spread your dominant hand into an open 5-handshape with all fingers extended.
Hall
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Shape both hands as flat open hands, fingers together with thumbs alongside.
Kitchen
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Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up like a counter.
Transfer
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Shape your dominant hand into a hooked two, with the index and middle fingers bent like claws.
Strong
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Make a fist with each hand, wrapping the thumbs firmly over the fingers.
Ground
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Hold both hands up in front of you with the fingers loosely together.
Perfect
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Form both hands into F handshapes, joining thumb and index finger into a circle on each hand.
Hair
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Raise your dominant hand beside your head, forming a loose open hand with the fingers slightly curved.
Wall
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Shape both hands into flat B handshapes, fingers together and pointing straight up.
Success
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Point both index fingers upward with your other fingers curled into loose fists.
Maximum
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Hold your non-dominant hand flat and steady at chest height, palm facing down.
Owner
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Start with your dominant hand a few inches in front of your chest.
Guides
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Hold your non-dominant hand out as a flat five hand, palm facing sideways.
Restaurants
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Shape your dominant hand into an R by crossing your middle finger over your index finger.
Wine
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Form a loose four hand with your dominant hand, fingers together and thumb tucked.
Flowers
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Press your fingertips against your thumb to form a flattened O handshape.
Stars
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Point both index fingers upward with your other fingers folded into fists.
Lists
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Hold your non-dominant hand upright at chest height, fingers together and pointing up.
Useful
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Hold your dominant hand in an upright U handshape, with the index and middle fingers extended together.
Rule
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Form an R handshape with your dominant hand by crossing the middle finger over the index finger.
Traffic
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Shape both hands into loose 5 handshapes with the fingers spread and slightly bent.
Feet
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Extend the index finger of your dominant hand and point it straight down toward your own foot.
Agent
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Hold both hands in flat B handshapes with your thumbs resting alongside your fingers, not forming P shapes.
Senior
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Hold your non-dominant hand in an open 5 handshape with all fingers spread in front of you.
Teaching
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Form both hands into flattened-O handshapes, with fingertips and thumbs rounded together.
Door
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Hold your dominant hand flat in a B handshape and keep your non-dominant hand flat and still beside it.
Testing
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Hold both hands in front of you with your index fingers extended straight and pointing upward.
Trial
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Form both hands into F handshapes by touching each thumb to its index fingertip.
Entire
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Hold both hands in flat B handshapes with your fingers extended together and thumbs alongside.
Metal
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Hook your dominant index finger over your thumb to form an X handshape, folding the remaining fingers down.
Positive
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Extend the index fingers of both hands, folding the remaining fingers of each hand into loose fists.
Football
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Spread the fingers of both hands wide into open five handshapes.
Responsibility
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Curve the fingers of both hands into loose bent handshapes, with the fingertips pointing downward.
Guest
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Pinch your thumb and index finger together with the other fingers folded to form the letter G, palm facing you.
Seems
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Raise your dominant hand in front of your face in a slightly cupped open handshape, fingers together and softly bent.
Relations
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Form an F handshape with each hand, pressing each thumb tip against its index fingertip in a small ring.
Trust
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Hold both hands in front of your torso in loosely clawed shapes, fingers curved with the dominant hand just above the other.
Session
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Hold both hands up in front of your torso with all fingers and thumbs spread loosely apart.
Photography
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Form a C handshape with your dominant hand, thumb and fingers curved as if around a camera lens.
Vacation
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Relax both hands into open 5 handshapes, fingers together and slightly loose, with the thumbs ready.
Century
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Form a C handshape with your dominant hand, thumb and fingers curved open.
Academic
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Hold both hands in loose flat handshapes, fingers together with thumbs resting casually alongside.
Assistance
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Close your dominant hand into a loose A fist, keeping the thumb sticking up and slightly out.
Behind
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Close both hands into A fists, thumbs tucked firmly against the side of the curled fingers.
Floor
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Flatten both hands with fingers together and thumbs tucked, palms facing the ground.
Longer
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Extend the index finger of your dominant hand and curl the remaining fingers shut.
Northern
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Form the letter N by folding the middle finger of your dominant hand over the thumb.
Pop
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Shape your non-dominant hand into a firm O and hold it upright at chest height.
Match
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Pinch your dominant thumb and fingers loosely together, as if gripping a thin matchstick.
Ring
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Shape your dominant hand into an F, thumb and index touching as if pinching a tiny ring.
Require
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Hold your non-dominant hand flat and open at chest height, fingers together and pointing forward.
Dating
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Form the letter A with both hands by closing each into a fist with the thumb beside the fingers.
Outdoor
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Hold your dominant hand in a loose open shape with the fingers relaxed and slightly spread.
Protein
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Form a P handshape with your dominant hand, tucking the thumb between the middle and index fingers with the palm facing down.
Plant
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Shape your dominant hand into a flat O, pressing the fingertips together with the palm facing upward.
Rest
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Open both hands into relaxed five handshapes, keeping the fingers loosely spread and natural.
Eye
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Shape your dominant hand into an index-finger handshape, pointing with the tip of the finger.
Sense
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Bend your dominant index finger into a hooked shape, keeping the remaining fingers closed.
Faculty
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Form an F handshape with your dominant hand, touching the thumb and index finger into a small circle.
Politics
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Form a P handshape with your dominant hand, holding it so the index finger points upward.
Partner
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Bend the fingers of both hands at the two smaller knuckles, keeping the hands relaxed and natural.
Pack
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Cup your non-dominant hand loosely and hold it in front of your waist as a container.
Stage
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Hold your non-dominant forearm horizontally across your body with the palm facing down.
Recommended
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Make both hands flat, fingers extended and together, with palms facing upward.
Race
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Make both hands into fists with the thumbs extended upward.
Approved
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Make an A handshape with your dominant hand, thumb pressed against the fist.
Background
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Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing upward.
Character
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Make a flat hand with your dominant hand, fingers extended and held together.
Ability
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Make both hands into A handshapes, with thumbs resting against the fists.
Maybe
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Make both hands flat, fingers extended and held together.
Moving
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Make both hands flat, fingers extended and held together.
Pretty
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Shape your dominant hand into a relaxed open five with the fingers spread softly.
Southern
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Close your dominant hand into an S, fist shut with the thumb over the fingers.
Yourself
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Shape your dominant hand into an A, fist closed with the thumb sticking up.
Pressure
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Form your non-dominant hand into an S and hold it steady in front of you.
Debt
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Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up.
Wood
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Shape your non-dominant hand into a flat hand, fingers together, palm down.
Interested
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Shape both hands into loose five handshapes with the fingers softly spread.
Enjoy
Feelings & Health
Shape both hands into flat open hands with fingertips together, like the starting position of the PLEASE sign.
Remove
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Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up.
Playing
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Form both hands into Y handshapes, extending your thumbs and pinkies while folding the middle fingers down.
Fee
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Extend your non-dominant hand in front of you in a flat handshape, palm facing up.
Reader
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Start READ by extending your dominant index and middle fingers, holding them like two eyes scanning a page.
Virtual
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Hold your dominant hand steady in the signing space with your palm facing outward.
Rent
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Hold your dominant hand in the signing space with your palm facing outward to fingerspell.
Theory
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Hold your dominant hand near the side of your forehead with your fingers extended and relaxed.
Aid
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Make a fist with your dominant hand, keeping the thumb extended upward like a thumbs-up.
Minimum
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Bend the fingers of your dominant hand into a loose bent handshape, keeping the palm facing downward.
Fair
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Bend the fingers of both hands downward into loose bent handshapes.
Steel
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Hook your dominant index finger over your thumb to form an X handshape, folding the remaining fingers down.
Beginning
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Hold your non-dominant hand out flat with the fingers together, except for the middle and index fingers.
Finally
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Raise both hands in front of your chest with the index fingers pointing straight up and all other fingers curled down.
Dead
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Hold both hands open in front of your torso with the fingers together and extended, not spread.
Respect
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Form an "R" handshape with your dominant hand by crossing your middle finger over your index finger.
Trip
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Bend the fingers of your dominant hand into a relaxed curved shape, keeping your thumb extended.
Worth
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Shape both hands into F handshapes, pressing each thumb against its index fingertip.
Procedures
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Shape both hands into flat open hands with your thumbs extended along the edges.
Poor
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Extend the fingers of your dominant hand together in a flat, relaxed shape.
Eyes
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Shape your dominant hand into a V, extending your index and middle fingers with the rest folded down.
Relationship
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Bend the fingers of both hands into loose hooks, like two clasps ready to link.
Workers
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Close both hands into fists and hold them at chest height in front of you.
Farm
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Open your dominant hand with your thumb sticking out to the side.
Peace
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Interlace the fingers of both hands together, clasping them into one settled bundle.
Campus
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Shape both hands into flat open hands with the fingers together and extended.
Creative
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Hold your dominant hand flat with your fingers together and extended.
Coast
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Curve the fingers of your dominant hand into a C shape, thumb opposite your fingertips.
Specified
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Shape your non-dominant hand into a 1 handshape, holding your index finger upright and steady.
Progress
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Shape both hands into flat open hands with your thumbs extended along the edges.
Grant
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Curl both index fingers into hooked "X" handshapes, like loose fists with only the index fingers bent.
Agree
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Touch your dominant index finger to your temple with your palm facing inward, like the sign for thinking.
Fiction
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Point your dominant index finger toward your face, holding it a few inches from your nose.
Hear
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Bend your dominant index finger into a slight hook, like a small tapping finger.
Interesting
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Raise both hands to chest height in loose, open '5' handshapes with your palms facing each other.
Ten
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Make a fist with your dominant hand and extend your thumb straight upward.
Careers
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Hold both hands in flat 'B' handshapes with all fingers extended and pressed together.
Secretary
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Curl your dominant hand into a loose fist, as if gripping a short pencil.
Path
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Close both hands into loose fists, resting your thumbs across the top.
Begin
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Hold your non-dominant hand out flat, spreading only the index and middle fingers.
Guy
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Shape your dominant hand into an open hand with the thumb extended outward.
Connect
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Shape both hands into loose open-F handshapes, each thumb tip resting against its index fingertip.
Basket
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Hold both hands in slightly curved B handshapes, thumbs resting alongside the palms.
Weekly
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Form your dominant hand into an index-finger handshape with the other fingers folded down.
Attention
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Hold both hands flat with the fingers together and palms facing each other.
Square
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Raise both hands with the index fingers extended and the other fingers folded into fists.
Army
Everyday Life
Close both hands into fists with your thumbs resting against the fingers, forming A handshapes.
Allowed
Everyday Life
Open both hands flat with your fingers together and extended, palms angled upward and slightly toward each other.
Correct
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant index finger upright in front of your chest as a steady base.
Nation
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a loose N: fold your index and middle fingers down over your tucked thumb.
Selling
Everyday Life
Bend the fingers of both hands at the base joints and touch each thumb to its finger pads, making flattened O shapes.
Lots
Everyday Life
Relax both hands into loose fives with your fingers spread softly apart, not stiff.
Seven
Everyday Life
Touch your dominant thumb to your ring finger, pressing them firmly together.
Older
Everyday Life
Sign OLD first: touch your chin with the side of a closed fist, then pull the fist straight down toward your chest.
Jump
Everyday Life
Bend your dominant index and middle fingers down into a tight inverted V, like two bent legs.
Monitor
Everyday Life
Point both index fingers forward into the signing space.
Minister
Everyday Life
Form a loose G hand with your dominant hand, thumb and index extended.
Pricing
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up.
Trading
Everyday Life
Bend both index fingers into hooked X handshapes.
Giving
Everyday Life
Gather your dominant fingers to the thumb, forming a flattened O.
Ball
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into clawed 5s, fingers spread and lightly curved.
Looks
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant 5 hand up beside your cheek.
Couple
Everyday Life
Extend the index and middle fingers on both hands.
Ending
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and steady, fingers pressed together.
Actions
Everyday Life
Curve both hands into loose C shapes with relaxed fingers.
Discuss
Everyday Life
Raise your dominant hand with the index finger extended and the other fingers folded into a loose fist.
Accept
Everyday Life
Hold both hands loosely open in front of your torso, fingers relaxed and slightly apart.
Goal
Everyday Life
Extend the index finger of your non-dominant hand and hold it upright at about eye level.
Successful
Everyday Life
Extend both index fingers and curl the remaining fingers into loose fists.
Appear
Everyday Life
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, curling the rest of the fingers into a fist.
Emergency
Everyday Life
Curl both hands into E handshapes, folding the fingertips down to meet the thumbs.
Determine
Everyday Life
Pinch the thumb and index finger of each hand together to form two F handshapes.
Temperature
Everyday Life
Point the index finger of your dominant hand straight ahead with the palm facing down.
Patient
Everyday Life
Curl your dominant hand into a loose fist with the thumb riding up along the side.
Actual
Everyday Life
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, folding the other fingers into a loose fist.
Difficult
Everyday Life
Bend the index and middle fingers of both hands downward into hooked V shapes.
Village
Everyday Life
Bring both hands up and touch your fingertips together to form a small peaked rooftop.
Cultural
Everyday Life
Raise your non-dominant hand and point its index finger straight up as the base.
Graduate
Everyday Life
Form your dominant hand into a G handshape, with thumb and index finger pinched together.
Chair
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand out flat in front of you with its palm facing down.
Bus
Everyday Life
Form the letter B with your dominant hand, holding it at chest height.
Waste
Everyday Life
Open both hands into loose 5 handshapes with all fingers spread wide apart.
Dictionary
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up like a page.
Accounting
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up.
Fishing
Everyday Life
Close both fists as if gripping a fishing rod, your dominant hand above the other.
Motor
Everyday Life
Curl the fingers of both hands at the middle knuckles into loose claw handshapes.
Professor
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into loose flattened O handshapes, fingertips and thumbs nearly touching.
Install
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a flattened O, thumb pad pressed under the fingertips.
Shirt
Everyday Life
Pinch the thumb against the index finger on each hand, forming two small pincers.
Count
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an F, thumb touching the index fingertip to close the circle.
Breast
Everyday Life
Bring up your dominant hand with the fingers held together and straight.
Build
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into bent hands with your fingers curled at the knuckles, palms facing down.
Earth
Everyday Life
Make a fist with your non-dominant hand and hold it upright in front of your chest.
Helps
Everyday Basics
Make a fist with your dominant hand and rest it on your other open palm.
Helping
Everyday Basics
Make a fist with your dominant hand and rest it on your other open palm.
Helped
Everyday Basics
Make a fist with your dominant hand and rest it on your other open palm.
Stopping
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat, palm up.
Stopped
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat, palm up.
Gos
Everyday Basics
Point both index fingers forward.
Going
Everyday Basics
Point both index fingers forward.
Wants
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands in loose claws in front of you, palms up.
Wanting
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands in loose claws in front of you, palms up.
Needs
Everyday Basics
Make the letter X: a fist with a hooked index finger.
Needing
Everyday Basics
Make the letter X: a fist with a hooked index finger.
Needed
Everyday Basics
Make the letter X: a fist with a hooked index finger.
Likes
Everyday Basics
Point your middle finger and thumb back toward your chest (not touching).
Liking
Everyday Basics
Point your middle finger and thumb back toward your chest (not touching).
Liked
Everyday Basics
Point your middle finger and thumb back toward your chest (not touching).
Knows
Everyday Basics
Touch the fingertips of your flat hand to the side of your forehead.
Understands
Everyday Basics
Hold your index finger up beside your temple.
Understanding
Everyday Basics
Hold your index finger up beside your temple.
Mothers
Family & People
Hold your open hand up, fingers together.
Fathers
Family & People
Hold your open hand up, fingers together.
Babies
Family & People
Cross your arms as if cradling a baby.
Friends
Family & People
Hook your two index fingers together.
Boys
Family & People
Form a C with your dominant hand at the side of your forehead.
Girls
Family & People
Touch your thumb to your cheek near your ear.
Eats
Food & Drink
Bring your bunched fingertips to your mouth.
Eating
Food & Drink
Bring your bunched fingertips to your mouth.
Drinks
Food & Drink
Form a C with your hand as if holding a cup.
Pains
Feelings & Health
Point your two index fingers toward each other.
Loves
Feelings & Health
Cross both arms over your chest.
Loving
Feelings & Health
Cross both arms over your chest.
Loved
Feelings & Health
Cross both arms over your chest.
Mornings
Time
Hold one arm horizontally across your chest.
Nights
Time
Hold one arm horizontally across your chest.
Doctors
Health & Safety
Hold your non-dominant hand out, palm up.
Hospitals
Health & Safety
With your dominant index and middle fingers, draw a small cross on your upper arm.
Bathrooms
Everyday Life
Make the letter T: a fist with your thumb poking up between your index and middle fingers.
Phones
Everyday Life
Extend your thumb and pinky (the Y handshape).
Cars
Everyday Life
Hold both hands in front of you as if gripping a steering wheel.
Houses
Everyday Life
Touch your fingertips together to form a roof peak.
Schools
Everyday Life
Clap your dominant open hand down onto your non-dominant open palm.
Books
Everyday Life
Make both hands into flat open hands, fingers together.
Reads
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm up, like a page.
Reading
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm up, like a page.
Histories
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an H, index and middle fingers extended together.
Classes
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into loose C handshapes, fingers curved.
Colleges
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into loose flat hands, palms facing down.
Learns
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm up.
Learning
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm up.
Learned
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm up.
Sciences
Everyday Life
Make both hands into fists with the thumbs pointing straight up, like little beakers.
Libraries
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an L, index finger up and thumb out.
Tests
Everyday Life
Extend the index fingers of both hands, other fingers tucked.
Studying
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm up, like an open book.
Students
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm up, and keep it low.
Papers
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up.
Questions
Everyday Life
Hold up the index finger of your dominant hand, other fingers tucked.
Writes
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm up, as your paper.
Words
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant index finger up in front of your chest.
Answers
Everyday Life
Touch your dominant index fingertip to your lips.
Teachers
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into flattened O handshapes, fingertips touching thumbs.
Families
Family & People
Shape both hands into F handshapes, thumb and index pinched into circles.
Mans
Family & People
Open your dominant hand with the fingers together pointing up.
Persons
Family & People
Hold both hands in flat open handshapes, fingers together.
Womans
Family & People
Open your dominant hand into a 5, with your thumb sticking out to the side.
Sons
Family & People
Hold your non-dominant forearm horizontally in front of you, as if cradling a baby.
Wifes
Family & People
Shape your dominant hand into a loose C, as if about to cup something small.
Parents
Family & People
Hold both hands open with fingers spread and thumbs sticking out to the sides.
Foods
Food & Drink
Shape your dominant hand into a flattened O, fingertips pinched together and facing you.
Apples
Food & Drink
Close your dominant hand into a fist and bend your index finger into an X handshape.
Cups
Food & Drink
Shape your dominant hand into a C, as if wrapping your fingers around a cup.
Coffees
Food & Drink
Close both hands into S fists, with your thumbs resting against the curled fingers.
Dogs
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand up near your side, shaped like a modified D.
Animals
Everyday Life
Hold both hands up with fingers extended and held straight together.
Horses
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an H: index and middle fingers extended together, other fingers folded.
Fishes
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand out to the side with fingers together and palm facing sideways.
Cats
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an open F: thumb and index nearly touching, other fingers spread.
Pets
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with its palm facing down.
Colors
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand open with all five fingers spread.
Feels
Feelings & Health
Bend the middle finger of your dominant hand forward at the large knuckle, keeping the other fingers relaxed.
Feeling
Feelings & Health
Bend the middle finger of your dominant hand forward at the large knuckle, keeping the other fingers relaxed.
Uses
Everyday Basics
Shape your dominant hand into a U, with the index and middle fingers extended together.
Using
Everyday Basics
Shape your dominant hand into a U, with the index and middle fingers extended together.
Sees
Everyday Basics
Make a V with your dominant hand, extending your index and middle fingers together.
Seeing
Everyday Basics
Make a V with your dominant hand, extending your index and middle fingers together.
Gets
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands out in front of you as loose open claws, fingers spread and slightly bent.
Getting
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands out in front of you as loose open claws, fingers spread and slightly bent.
Finds
Everyday Basics
Touch the tip of your dominant thumb to the tip of your index finger, making a flattened O.
Finding
Everyday Basics
Touch the tip of your dominant thumb to the tip of your index finger, making a flattened O.
Buys
Everyday Basics
Touch your dominant thumb to your fingertips to make a flattened O handshape.
Makes
Everyday Basics
Close both hands into fists and hold them together in front of your chest.
Making
Everyday Basics
Close both hands into fists and hold them together in front of your chest.
Travels
Everyday Basics
Extend your dominant index and middle fingers and curve them slightly, like a bent V.
Takes
Everyday Basics
Open your dominant hand wide with all five fingers spread.
Opens
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands flat in front of you with the fingertips together and palms facing forward.
Thinks
Everyday Basics
Point the index finger of your dominant hand straight up.
Thinking
Everyday Basics
Point the index finger of your dominant hand straight up.
Calls
Everyday Basics
Make a Y with your dominant hand, extending your thumb and pinky while folding the middle fingers.
Looking
Everyday Basics
Form a V with your dominant hand, index and middle fingers extended and together.
Looked
Everyday Basics
Form a V with your dominant hand, index and middle fingers extended and together.
Starts
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the fingers together.
Gives
Everyday Basics
Touch your dominant thumb to your fingertips to form a flattened O.
Sells
Everyday Basics
Bend the fingers of both hands at the base joints and touch the thumb to the finger pads, like flattened O shapes.
Pays
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up.
Runs
Everyday Basics
Make L handshapes with both hands, extending the index finger and thumb.
Tries
Everyday Basics
Close both hands into A or S fists, thumbs lying alongside the fingers.
Trying
Everyday Basics
Close both hands into A or S fists, thumbs lying alongside the fingers.
Tells
Everyday Basics
Point your dominant index finger forward, other fingers tucked away.
Telling
Everyday Basics
Point your dominant index finger forward, other fingers tucked away.
Closes
Everyday Basics
Shape both hands into flat B hands, fingers straight and together.
Closed
Everyday Basics
Shape both hands into flat B hands, fingers straight and together.
Drives
Everyday Basics
Close both hands into S fists, thumbs across the fingers, like gripping a steering wheel.
Driving
Everyday Basics
Close both hands into S fists, thumbs across the fingers, like gripping a steering wheel.
Asks
Everyday Basics
Point your dominant index finger toward the person you are asking.
Asking
Everyday Basics
Point your dominant index finger toward the person you are asking.
Asked
Everyday Basics
Point your dominant index finger toward the person you are asking.
Talking
Everyday Basics
Hold up your dominant hand in a four handshape, all four fingers extended.
Talked
Everyday Basics
Hold up your dominant hand in a four handshape, all four fingers extended.
Watching
Everyday Basics
Shape your dominant hand like a small telescope: thumb up, index finger extended, other fingers folded.
Watched
Everyday Basics
Shape your dominant hand like a small telescope: thumb up, index finger extended, other fingers folded.
Chooses
Everyday Basics
Pinch your dominant index fingertip against your thumb, like picking something up.
Choosing
Everyday Basics
Pinch your dominant index fingertip against your thumb, like picking something up.
Remembers
Everyday Basics
Shape both hands into loose A handshapes, thumbs sticking out.
Believes
Everyday Basics
Start with your dominant index finger touching your forehead — the THINK part.
Believing
Everyday Basics
Start with your dominant index finger touching your forehead — the THINK part.
Believed
Everyday Basics
Start with your dominant index finger touching your forehead — the THINK part.
Wishes
Everyday Basics
Shape your dominant hand into a C, fingers curved and thumb out.
Wishing
Everyday Basics
Shape your dominant hand into a C, fingers curved and thumb out.
Wished
Everyday Basics
Shape your dominant hand into a C, fingers curved and thumb out.
Wins
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand in an S fist, steady in front of your body.
Brings
Everyday Basics
Shape both hands into flat B hands, fingers together and straight.
Bringing
Everyday Basics
Shape both hands into flat B hands, fingers together and straight.
Dances
Everyday Basics
Point the index and middle fingers of your dominant hand straight down in a V, like little legs.
Dancing
Everyday Basics
Point the index and middle fingers of your dominant hand straight down in a V, like little legs.
Danced
Everyday Basics
Point the index and middle fingers of your dominant hand straight down in a V, like little legs.
Standing
Everyday Basics
Point the index and middle fingers of your dominant hand straight down in a V, like legs.
Listens
Everyday Basics
Shape your dominant hand into a loose claw, fingers spread and slightly bent.
Years
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand in an S fist in front of your chest — the sun.
Days
Time
Extend your non-dominant arm in front of you, bent at the elbow, hand pointing to the side.
Weeks
Time
Extend your dominant index finger with the other fingers folded into a fist.
Lights
Everyday Life
Form an '8' handshape with your dominant hand: make a fist, then cock your middle finger against your thumb.
Suns
Everyday Life
Form a flattened O handshape with your dominant hand, your fingertips rounded and relaxed.
Beaches
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm down, like a bed of sand.
Weathers
Everyday Life
Form W handshapes with both hands: fold your pinky down with your thumb, three fingers up.
Months
Time
Raise your non-dominant index finger so it points straight up, like a candle.
Holidays
Time
Hold both hands open and relaxed at chest height, thumbs upright.
Hours
Time
Point your dominant index finger up, like the minute hand of a clock.
Summers
Time
Point your dominant index finger up in a 1 handshape.
Winters
Time
Form both hands into W handshapes and hold them at chest height.
Minutes
Time
Point your dominant index finger like the minute hand of a clock.
Worlds
Everyday Life
Form both hands into W handshapes, three fingers spread upright.
Fires
Everyday Life
Spread both hands into open fives with fingers wide apart in front of your torso.
Rivers
Everyday Life
Tap the fingers of a W handshape against your chin to sign WATER first.
Seas
Everyday Life
Hold both hands open and relaxed, fingers together and slightly spread.
Trees
Everyday Life
Plant your non-dominant elbow near your waist and raise that forearm upright like a trunk.
Mountains
Everyday Life
Close both hands into fists and tap your dominant fist on top of the other twice to sign ROCK.
Forests
Everyday Life
Form the sign for TREE: forearm upright as trunk, open five twisted twice on top.
Homes
Everyday Life
Touch the fingertips of your O handshape to the corner of your mouth.
Pages
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand open and flat at waist height, palm facing up, like an open book.
Searches
Everyday Life
Curve your dominant hand into a C, thumb and fingers forming a claw.
Searching
Everyday Life
Curve your dominant hand into a C, thumb and fingers forming a claw.
Searched
Everyday Life
Curve your dominant hand into a C, thumb and fingers forming a claw.
Businesses
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into flat B handshapes, fingers pressed together and thumbs tucked across the palms.
Names
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand up at chest height, index and middle fingers extended together.
States
Everyday Life
Make an S fist with your dominant hand, fingers curled and thumb across them.
Emailed
Everyday Life
Shape your non-dominant hand into a C, curving your fingers into a loose tunnel.
Musics
Everyday Life
Open both hands into loose 5 handshapes, with all fingers comfortably spread apart.
Cities
Everyday Life
Make flat hands with both hands, keeping the fingers of each hand together.
Supports
Everyday Life
Make an S handshape with both hands by closing each hand into a fist.
Supporting
Everyday Life
Make an S handshape with both hands by closing each hand into a fist.
Supported
Everyday Life
Make an S handshape with both hands by closing each hand into a fist.
Universities
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into loose flat palms, keeping the fingers relaxed and together.
Centers
Everyday Life
Bend the fingers of your dominant hand into a loose claw shape.
Ways
Everyday Life
Flatten both hands with the fingers together and extended.
Souths
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an "S" fist, folding the fingers down over the thumb.
Games
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into "10" hands, making fists with the thumbs extended upward.
Cares
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into horizontal "V" hands, extending the index and middle fingers out sideways.
Caring
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into horizontal "V" hands, extending the index and middle fingers out sideways.
Cared
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into horizontal "V" hands, extending the index and middle fingers out sideways.
Photos
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a "C", curving the fingers and thumb like a small camera frame.
Laws
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an L, thumb and index finger held open and steady.
Computers
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a C, all fingers curved together into a claw.
Downloading
Everyday Life
Start both hands above head height, fingertips together, a little off to the side.
Downloaded
Everyday Life
Start both hands above head height, fingertips together, a little off to the side.
Ends
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and steady in front of you.
Accesses
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of your torso, palm facing down.
Accessing
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of your torso, palm facing down.
Accessed
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of your torso, palm facing down.
Governments
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a G, pinching the thumb against the side of the bent index finger.
Boards
Everyday Life
Extend both index fingers, folding your other fingers down against your palms.
Changes
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into hooked X hands, bending the index fingers like small hooks.
Changing
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into hooked X hands, bending the index fingers like small hooks.
Changed
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into hooked X hands, bending the index fingers like small hooks.
Shops
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into flattened O hands, touching each fingertip to its thumb.
Moneys
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a flattened O, thumb and fingertips nearly touching.
Visits
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into V handshapes, index and middle fingers extended.
Saves
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a V, extending your index and middle fingers while folding the others down.
Saving
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a V, extending your index and middle fingers while folding the others down.
Saved
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a V, extending your index and middle fingers while folding the others down.
Articles
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand upright in front of your chest with your fingers together.
Cards
Everyday Life
Extend the index fingers of both hands, folding your other fingers down against your palms.
Printing
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a G, pinching your thumb and index finger into a small pincer.
Printed
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a G, pinching your thumb and index finger into a small pincer.
Compares
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a slightly curved cup, letting your fingers relax and curve gently.
Comparing
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a slightly curved cup, letting your fingers relax and curve gently.
Compared
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a slightly curved cup, letting your fingers relax and curve gently.
Rooms
Everyday Life
Hold both hands flat with the fingers together, palms facing each other at chest height.
Boxes
Everyday Life
Hold both flat hands up with the palms facing each other at chest height.
Trainings
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant index finger upright in front of your chest.
Joins
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into open F handshapes, thumb and index forming loose circles.
Joining
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into open F handshapes, thumb and index forming loose circles.
Joined
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into open F handshapes, thumb and index forming loose circles.
Selects
Everyday Life
Pinch your dominant index finger against your thumb tip, like gripping a small token.
Selecting
Everyday Life
Pinch your dominant index finger against your thumb tip, like gripping a small token.
Selected
Everyday Life
Pinch your dominant index finger against your thumb tip, like gripping a small token.
Teams
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into T handshapes, each index finger laid across the top of its thumb.
Categories
Everyday Life
Open both hands into relaxed curved-5 shapes, fingers loosely curled like soft claws.
Wests
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a W, three fingers up and the thumb holding the pinky.
Lived
Everyday Life
Make an A handshape with both hands: a fist with the thumb resting along the side.
Tables
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and horizontal in front of you as the tabletop.
Movies
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand upright with the fingers together, like a screen edge.
Costs
Everyday Life
Extend your non-dominant hand in front of you in a flat handshape, palm up.
Seconds
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat with the palm facing up in front of your chest.
Topics
Everyday Life
Raise both hands to the sides of your head with your fingers loosely curved and spread.
Streets
Everyday Life
Close both hands into loose fists with the thumbs resting up on top.
Taxes
Everyday Life
Extend your non-dominant hand in front of you, palm facing up with the fingers together.
Languages
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into L handshapes, thumb and index finger opened at a right angle.
Experiences
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an open hand with the fingers together and slightly relaxed.
Keys
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand up in front of you with the thumb and index finger pinched together.
Bodies
Everyday Life
Hold both hands open with the fingers together and the palms facing inward.
Easts
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an E handshape, with the fingers curled and the thumb tucked.
Passwords
Everyday Life
To introduce the word in a new conversation, fingerspell P-A-S-S-W-O-R-D with your dominant hand.
Buildings
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into bent hands, curling all four fingers like claws while the thumbs stay relaxed.
Results
Everyday Life
Shape your non-dominant hand into a flat B hand with the fingers together and extended.
Requests
Everyday Life
Point your dominant index finger straight out as the asking handshape.
Requesting
Everyday Life
Point your dominant index finger straight out as the asking handshape.
Requested
Everyday Life
Point your dominant index finger straight out as the asking handshape.
Pictures
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a C, fingers curved opposite the thumb like a frame.
Futures
Everyday Life
Open your dominant hand into a flat 5, fingers spread with the thumb out.
Meetings
Everyday Life
Raise both hands with all fingers and thumbs extended and slightly spread.
Becomes
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into flat hands, fingers together and perfectly straight.
Becoming
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into flat hands, fingers together and perfectly straight.
Becomed
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into flat hands, fingers together and perfectly straight.
Keeps
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into K handshapes, with the middle finger resting on the thumb and the index and pinky fingers extended.
Keeping
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into K handshapes, with the middle finger resting on the thumb and the index and pinky fingers extended.
Enters
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant flat hand out in front of your chest with the palm facing down.
Sharing
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand up with the index finger pointing upward and the other fingers folded.
Shared
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand up with the index finger pointing upward and the other fingers folded.
Puts
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand like a flattened O, pressing your thumb pad up under your fingers.
Welcomes
Everyday Life
Open your dominant hand flat with the fingers together and extended.
Welcoming
Everyday Life
Open your dominant hand flat with the fingers together and extended.
Welcomed
Everyday Life
Open your dominant hand flat with the fingers together and extended.
Presidents
Everyday Life
Form a loose "C" handshape with each hand, fingertips curved and palms facing each other.
Noticing
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and open in front of your chest, palm facing up.
Noticed
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and open in front of your chest, palm facing up.
Discussions
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of your chest with the palm facing up.
Agreements
Everyday Life
Touch your forehead with the tip of your dominant index finger, palm facing left.
Pasts
Everyday Life
Raise your dominant hand to chest height in front of your torso.
Islands
Everyday Life
Make an S handshape with your non-dominant hand, fingers curled tight with the thumb wrapped over them.
Adults
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand beside your head in a bent-hand shape, fingers together and curved.
Documents
Everyday Life
Hold up your non-dominant hand in a five handshape, palm facing toward your dominant side and fingers pointing up.
Individuals
Everyday Life
Hold both hands out in front of your torso as flat hands, palms facing down.
Rocks
Everyday Life
Close both hands into S fists, with your thumbs folded across your fingers.
Meets
Everyday Life
Extend both index fingers upright, keeping your other fingers and thumbs tucked closed.
Subscribes
Everyday Life
Form your dominant hand into an open X, with your thumb extended upward off the fist.
Subscribing
Everyday Life
Form your dominant hand into an open X, with your thumb extended upward off the fist.
Subscribed
Everyday Life
Form your dominant hand into an open X, with your thumb extended upward off the fist.
Hearts
Everyday Life
Open your dominant hand into a five handshape with all fingers spread wide.
Weights
Everyday Life
Make an H handshape with each hand, extending the index and middle fingers together.
Weighting
Everyday Life
Make an H handshape with each hand, extending the index and middle fingers together.
Weighted
Everyday Life
Make an H handshape with each hand, extending the index and middle fingers together.
Towns
Everyday Life
Hold both hands flat with the fingers held together in front of your chest.
Constructions
Everyday Life
Bend both hands at the knuckles, keeping the fingers curved and relaxed.
Chapters
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a C, curving your thumb and fingertips toward each other.
Loans
Everyday Life
Form both hands into hooked index-finger handshapes and stack them, with your dominant hand resting on top of the other.
Loaning
Everyday Life
Form both hands into hooked index-finger handshapes and stack them, with your dominant hand resting on top of the other.
Loaned
Everyday Life
Form both hands into hooked index-finger handshapes and stack them, with your dominant hand resting on top of the other.
Managers
Everyday Life
Close both hands into fists, as if gripping a pair of horse reins.
Stepping
Everyday Life
Hold both hands out in front of your torso as flat hands, palms facing down, as if each hand were a foot.
Stepped
Everyday Life
Hold both hands out in front of your torso as flat hands, palms facing down, as if each hand were a foot.
Churches
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a C, with the thumb and fingers curved toward each other.
Practicing
Everyday Life
Make an A handshape with your dominant hand — a fist with the thumb resting up along the side.
Practiced
Everyday Life
Make an A handshape with your dominant hand — a fist with the thumb resting up along the side.
Chats
Everyday Life
Hold both hands in front of your chest in loose, relaxed 5-handshapes with your fingers slightly bent.
Chatting
Everyday Life
Hold both hands in front of your chest in loose, relaxed 5-handshapes with your fingers slightly bent.
Chatted
Everyday Life
Hold both hands in front of your chest in loose, relaxed 5-handshapes with your fingers slightly bent.
Speeds
Everyday Life
Extend both index fingers and hold your hands out in front of your torso, fingers pointing straight forward.
Faces
Everyday Life
Open your dominant hand into a 5-handshape with all fingers spread.
Increases
Everyday Life
Form both hands into H-handshapes, index and middle fingers extended together and pointing sideways.
Increasing
Everyday Life
Form both hands into H-handshapes, index and middle fingers extended together and pointing sideways.
Increased
Everyday Life
Form both hands into H-handshapes, index and middle fingers extended together and pointing sideways.
Stays
Everyday Life
Form a Y-handshape with your dominant hand by stretching your thumb and pinkie wide while folding the middle fingers down.
Kings
Everyday Life
Form a K-handshape with your dominant hand: point your index and middle fingers upward with the thumb tucked between them.
Activities
Everyday Life
Hold both hands out in front of your torso at waist height with your palms facing down.
Copies
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up, like a blank sheet of paper.
Copying
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up, like a blank sheet of paper.
Incomes
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, fingers together, like a tray.
Administrations
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a G, thumb pinched against the bent index finger.
Exchanging
Everyday Life
Curl both index fingers into hooked X shapes, as if each hand is pinching a tiny slip of paper.
Exchanged
Everyday Life
Curl both index fingers into hooked X shapes, as if each hand is pinching a tiny slip of paper.
Continues
Everyday Life
Press your thumbs together with the other fingers tucked into loose fists.
Continued
Everyday Life
Press your thumbs together with the other fingers tucked into loose fists.
Applies
Everyday Life
Point your non-dominant index finger straight up in front of your chest, like a small post.
Applying
Everyday Life
Point your non-dominant index finger straight up in front of your chest, like a small post.
Printers
Everyday Life
Pinch your dominant thumb and index finger together into a small pincer, like holding a stamp.
Advices
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand out in front of you, flat and open with the palm facing down.
Militaries
Everyday Life
Curl both hands into tight A fists, pressing each thumb firmly against the folded index finger.
Clothings
Everyday Life
Open both hands into relaxed five handshapes, spreading your fingers wide apart.
Decisions
Everyday Life
Touch the tip of your dominant index finger to your right temple to begin.
Middles
Everyday Life
Bend the middle finger of your dominant hand at the large knuckle so its tip points downward.
Comings
Everyday Life
Point both index fingers forward so the two fingertips aim toward each other.
Lesbians
Everyday Life
Form an "L" handshape with your dominant hand, extending your thumb and index finger.
Machines
Everyday Life
Close both hands into fists and hold them in front of your chest.
Follows
Everyday Life
Curl both hands into loose fists with each thumb sticking straight up, like signing the number ten.
Christmases
Everyday Life
Raise your non-dominant forearm upright in front of your chest, elbow low, like a tree trunk.
Choices
Everyday Life
Press your dominant thumb against your index fingertip to form a small pinching shape.
Registrations
Everyday Life
Cross the middle finger of your dominant hand over its index finger to form an R.
Airports
Everyday Life
Make an 'I love you' handshape with your dominant hand, extending your thumb, index finger, and pinkie.
Artists
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up, as your canvas.
Furnitures
Everyday Life
Make an 'F' handshape with your dominant hand, touching your thumb to your index finger and spreading the other three fingers.
Buttons
Everyday Life
Make an 'F' handshape with your dominant hand, touching your thumb to your index finger and spreading the other fingers.
Focuses
Everyday Life
Hold both hands flat and open, with the fingers extended and together.
Beds
Everyday Life
Form a flat hand with your dominant hand, fingers pressed together and the thumb resting along the side.
Medicines
Everyday Life
Extend the middle finger of your dominant hand while the other fingers stay loosely curled.
Telephones
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a Y, extending the thumb and pinky while tucking the middle fingers.
Evidences
Everyday Life
Curl your dominant hand into an E handshape, fingers bent with the thumb tucked beneath them.
Bloods
Everyday Life
Spread your dominant hand into an open 5-handshape with all fingers extended.
Halls
Everyday Life
Shape both hands as flat open hands, fingers together with thumbs alongside.
Kitchens
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up like a counter.
Transfers
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a hooked two, with the index and middle fingers bent like claws.
Hairs
Everyday Life
Raise your dominant hand beside your head, forming a loose open hand with the fingers slightly curved.
Walls
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into flat B handshapes, fingers together and pointing straight up.
Successes
Everyday Life
Point both index fingers upward with your other fingers curled into loose fists.
Owners
Everyday Life
Start with your dominant hand a few inches in front of your chest.
Wines
Everyday Life
Form a loose four hand with your dominant hand, fingers together and thumb tucked.
Traffics
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into loose 5 handshapes with the fingers spread and slightly bent.
Agents
Everyday Life
Hold both hands in flat B handshapes with your thumbs resting alongside your fingers, not forming P shapes.
Teachings
Everyday Life
Form both hands into flattened-O handshapes, with fingertips and thumbs rounded together.
Doors
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand flat in a B handshape and keep your non-dominant hand flat and still beside it.
Testings
Everyday Life
Hold both hands in front of you with your index fingers extended straight and pointing upward.
Metals
Everyday Life
Hook your dominant index finger over your thumb to form an X handshape, folding the remaining fingers down.
Footballs
Everyday Life
Spread the fingers of both hands wide into open five handshapes.
Responsibilities
Everyday Life
Curve the fingers of both hands into loose bent handshapes, with the fingertips pointing downward.
Trusting
Everyday Life
Hold both hands in front of your torso in loosely clawed shapes, fingers curved with the dominant hand just above the other.
Trusted
Everyday Life
Hold both hands in front of your torso in loosely clawed shapes, fingers curved with the dominant hand just above the other.
Sessions
Everyday Life
Hold both hands up in front of your torso with all fingers and thumbs spread loosely apart.
Vacations
Everyday Life
Relax both hands into open 5 handshapes, fingers together and slightly loose, with the thumbs ready.
Centuries
Everyday Life
Form a C handshape with your dominant hand, thumb and fingers curved open.
Assistances
Everyday Life
Close your dominant hand into a loose A fist, keeping the thumb sticking up and slightly out.
Floors
Everyday Life
Flatten both hands with fingers together and thumbs tucked, palms facing the ground.
Rings
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an F, thumb and index touching as if pinching a tiny ring.
Requires
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and open at chest height, fingers together and pointing forward.
Requiring
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and open at chest height, fingers together and pointing forward.
Required
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and open at chest height, fingers together and pointing forward.
Outdoors
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand in a loose open shape with the fingers relaxed and slightly spread.
Proteins
Everyday Life
Form a P handshape with your dominant hand, tucking the thumb between the middle and index fingers with the palm facing down.
Rests
Everyday Life
Open both hands into relaxed five handshapes, keeping the fingers loosely spread and natural.
Resting
Everyday Life
Open both hands into relaxed five handshapes, keeping the fingers loosely spread and natural.
Rested
Everyday Life
Open both hands into relaxed five handshapes, keeping the fingers loosely spread and natural.
Partners
Everyday Life
Bend the fingers of both hands at the two smaller knuckles, keeping the hands relaxed and natural.
Packing
Everyday Life
Cup your non-dominant hand loosely and hold it in front of your waist as a container.
Stages
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant forearm horizontally across your body with the palm facing down.
Backgrounds
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing upward.
Abilities
Everyday Life
Make both hands into A handshapes, with thumbs resting against the fists.
Movings
Everyday Life
Make both hands flat, fingers extended and held together.
Pressures
Everyday Life
Form your non-dominant hand into an S and hold it steady in front of you.
Debts
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up.
Enjoys
Feelings & Health
Shape both hands into flat open hands with fingertips together, like the starting position of the PLEASE sign.
Removes
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up.
Removing
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up.
Removed
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up.
Fees
Everyday Life
Extend your non-dominant hand in front of you in a flat handshape, palm facing up.
Readers
Everyday Life
Start READ by extending your dominant index and middle fingers, holding them like two eyes scanning a page.
Theories
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand near the side of your forehead with your fingers extended and relaxed.
Aiding
Everyday Life
Make a fist with your dominant hand, keeping the thumb extended upward like a thumbs-up.
Aided
Everyday Life
Make a fist with your dominant hand, keeping the thumb extended upward like a thumbs-up.
Steels
Everyday Life
Hook your dominant index finger over your thumb to form an X handshape, folding the remaining fingers down.
Beginnings
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand out flat with the fingers together, except for the middle and index fingers.
Respects
Everyday Life
Form an "R" handshape with your dominant hand by crossing your middle finger over your index finger.
Respecting
Everyday Life
Form an "R" handshape with your dominant hand by crossing your middle finger over your index finger.
Respected
Everyday Life
Form an "R" handshape with your dominant hand by crossing your middle finger over your index finger.
Trips
Everyday Life
Bend the fingers of your dominant hand into a relaxed curved shape, keeping your thumb extended.
Relationships
Everyday Life
Bend the fingers of both hands into loose hooks, like two clasps ready to link.
Farms
Everyday Life
Open your dominant hand with your thumb sticking out to the side.
Peaces
Everyday Life
Interlace the fingers of both hands together, clasping them into one settled bundle.
Campuses
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into flat open hands with the fingers together and extended.
Coasts
Everyday Life
Curve the fingers of your dominant hand into a C shape, thumb opposite your fingertips.
Grants
Everyday Life
Curl both index fingers into hooked "X" handshapes, like loose fists with only the index fingers bent.
Granting
Everyday Life
Curl both index fingers into hooked "X" handshapes, like loose fists with only the index fingers bent.
Agrees
Everyday Life
Touch your dominant index finger to your temple with your palm facing inward, like the sign for thinking.
Agreeing
Everyday Life
Touch your dominant index finger to your temple with your palm facing inward, like the sign for thinking.
Agreed
Everyday Life
Touch your dominant index finger to your temple with your palm facing inward, like the sign for thinking.
Fictions
Everyday Life
Point your dominant index finger toward your face, holding it a few inches from your nose.
Hears
Everyday Life
Bend your dominant index finger into a slight hook, like a small tapping finger.
Secretaries
Everyday Life
Curl your dominant hand into a loose fist, as if gripping a short pencil.
Paths
Everyday Life
Close both hands into loose fists, resting your thumbs across the top.
Begins
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand out flat, spreading only the index and middle fingers.
Guys
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an open hand with the thumb extended outward.
Connects
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into loose open-F handshapes, each thumb tip resting against its index fingertip.
Connecting
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into loose open-F handshapes, each thumb tip resting against its index fingertip.
Connected
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into loose open-F handshapes, each thumb tip resting against its index fingertip.
Baskets
Everyday Life
Hold both hands in slightly curved B handshapes, thumbs resting alongside the palms.
Attentions
Everyday Life
Hold both hands flat with the fingers together and palms facing each other.
Squares
Everyday Life
Raise both hands with the index fingers extended and the other fingers folded into fists.
Armies
Everyday Life
Close both hands into fists with your thumbs resting against the fingers, forming A handshapes.
Nations
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a loose N: fold your index and middle fingers down over your tucked thumb.
Jumps
Everyday Life
Bend your dominant index and middle fingers down into a tight inverted V, like two bent legs.
Jumping
Everyday Life
Bend your dominant index and middle fingers down into a tight inverted V, like two bent legs.
Jumped
Everyday Life
Bend your dominant index and middle fingers down into a tight inverted V, like two bent legs.
Balls
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into clawed 5s, fingers spread and lightly curved.
Couples
Everyday Life
Extend the index and middle fingers on both hands.
Endings
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and steady, fingers pressed together.
Discusses
Everyday Life
Raise your dominant hand with the index finger extended and the other fingers folded into a loose fist.
Discussing
Everyday Life
Raise your dominant hand with the index finger extended and the other fingers folded into a loose fist.
Discussed
Everyday Life
Raise your dominant hand with the index finger extended and the other fingers folded into a loose fist.
Accepts
Everyday Life
Hold both hands loosely open in front of your torso, fingers relaxed and slightly apart.
Accepting
Everyday Life
Hold both hands loosely open in front of your torso, fingers relaxed and slightly apart.
Accepted
Everyday Life
Hold both hands loosely open in front of your torso, fingers relaxed and slightly apart.
Goals
Everyday Life
Extend the index finger of your non-dominant hand and hold it upright at about eye level.
Appears
Everyday Life
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, curling the rest of the fingers into a fist.
Appearing
Everyday Life
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, curling the rest of the fingers into a fist.
Appeared
Everyday Life
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, curling the rest of the fingers into a fist.
Emergencies
Everyday Life
Curl both hands into E handshapes, folding the fingertips down to meet the thumbs.
Determines
Everyday Life
Pinch the thumb and index finger of each hand together to form two F handshapes.
Determining
Everyday Life
Pinch the thumb and index finger of each hand together to form two F handshapes.
Determined
Everyday Life
Pinch the thumb and index finger of each hand together to form two F handshapes.
Temperatures
Everyday Life
Point the index finger of your dominant hand straight ahead with the palm facing down.
Villages
Everyday Life
Bring both hands up and touch your fingertips together to form a small peaked rooftop.
Graduating
Everyday Life
Form your dominant hand into a G handshape, with thumb and index finger pinched together.
Graduated
Everyday Life
Form your dominant hand into a G handshape, with thumb and index finger pinched together.
Chairs
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand out flat in front of you with its palm facing down.
Buses
Everyday Life
Form the letter B with your dominant hand, holding it at chest height.
Wastes
Everyday Life
Open both hands into loose 5 handshapes with all fingers spread wide apart.
Wasting
Everyday Life
Open both hands into loose 5 handshapes with all fingers spread wide apart.
Dictionaries
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up like a page.
Fishings
Everyday Life
Close both fists as if gripping a fishing rod, your dominant hand above the other.
Motors
Everyday Life
Curl the fingers of both hands at the middle knuckles into loose claw handshapes.
Professors
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into loose flattened O handshapes, fingertips and thumbs nearly touching.
Installs
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a flattened O, thumb pad pressed under the fingertips.
Installing
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a flattened O, thumb pad pressed under the fingertips.
Installed
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a flattened O, thumb pad pressed under the fingertips.
Shirts
Everyday Life
Pinch the thumb against the index finger on each hand, forming two small pincers.
Counts
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an F, thumb touching the index fingertip to close the circle.
Counting
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an F, thumb touching the index fingertip to close the circle.
Counted
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into an F, thumb touching the index fingertip to close the circle.
Breasts
Everyday Life
Bring up your dominant hand with the fingers held together and straight.
Builds
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into bent hands with your fingers curled at the knuckles, palms facing down.
Earths
Everyday Life
Make a fist with your non-dominant hand and hold it upright in front of your chest.
Went
Everyday Basics
Point both index fingers forward.
Ate
Food & Drink
Bring your bunched fingertips to your mouth.
Came
Everyday Basics
Point your dominant index finger toward the person.
Took
Everyday Basics
Open your dominant hand wide with all five fingers spread.
Gave
Everyday Basics
Touch your dominant thumb to your fingertips to form a flattened O.
Made
Everyday Basics
Close both hands into fists and hold them together in front of your chest.
Knew
Everyday Basics
Touch the fingertips of your flat hand to the side of your forehead.
Brought
Everyday Basics
Shape both hands into flat B hands, fingers together and straight.
Bought
Everyday Basics
Touch your dominant thumb to your fingertips to make a flattened O handshape.
Told
Everyday Basics
Point your dominant index finger forward, other fingers tucked away.
Wrote
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm up, as your paper.
Drove
Everyday Basics
Close both hands into S fists, thumbs across the fingers, like gripping a steering wheel.
Chose
Everyday Basics
Pinch your dominant index fingertip against your thumb, like picking something up.
Drank
Food & Drink
Form a C with your hand as if holding a cup.
Ran
Everyday Basics
Make L handshapes with both hands, extending the index finger and thumb.
Began
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand out flat, spreading only the index and middle fingers.
Won
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand in an S fist, steady in front of your body.
Found
Everyday Basics
Touch the tip of your dominant thumb to the tip of your index finger, making a flattened O.
Heard
Everyday Life
Bend your dominant index finger into a slight hook, like a small tapping finger.
Kept
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into K handshapes, with the middle finger resting on the thumb and the index and pinky fingers extended.
Met
Everyday Life
Extend both index fingers upright, keeping your other fingers and thumbs tucked closed.
Paid
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up.
Stood
Everyday Basics
Point the index and middle fingers of your dominant hand straight down in a V, like legs.
Understood
Everyday Basics
Hold your index finger up beside your temple.
Built
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into bent hands with your fingers curled at the knuckles, palms facing down.
Buying
Everyday Basics
Touch your dominant thumb to your fingertips to make a flattened O handshape.
Enjoyed
Feelings & Health
Shape both hands into flat open hands with fingertips together, like the starting position of the PLEASE sign.
Enjoying
Feelings & Health
Shape both hands into flat open hands with fingertips together, like the starting position of the PLEASE sign.
Paying
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up.
Played
Everyday Basics
Make Y handshapes with both hands, thumbs and pinkies extended.
Stayed
Everyday Life
Form a Y-handshape with your dominant hand by stretching your thumb and pinkie wide while folding the middle fingers down.
Staying
Everyday Life
Form a Y-handshape with your dominant hand by stretching your thumb and pinkie wide while folding the middle fingers down.
British Sign Language dictionary
The BSL dictionary is growing — 340 signs researched so far from BSL-specific references. Signs not yet covered are fingerspelled using the two-handed BSL alphabet.
340 signs found
Hello
Greetings & Politeness
Hold your dominant hand up near the side of your head.
Goodbye
Greetings & Politeness
Raise your dominant hand near the side of your head, palm facing outward.
Thank you
Greetings & Politeness
Touch the fingertips of your flat dominant hand to your chin.
Please
Greetings & Politeness
Touch the fingertips of your flat dominant hand to your chin.
Sorry
Greetings & Politeness
Close your dominant hand into a fist.
Yes
Everyday Basics
Close your hand into a fist.
No
Everyday Basics
Extend your index and middle fingers.
Help
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat with the palm facing up.
Stop
Everyday Basics
Raise your dominant hand, palm facing outward, fingers together.
Come
Everyday Basics
Bend the index finger of your dominant hand into a hook.
Want
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand flat, palm facing your chest.
Need
Everyday Basics
BSL uses the same sign for NEED as for WANT.
Like
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand flat with fingers together, thumb folded across (a closed flat hand).
Know
Everyday Basics
Make a fist with your thumb sticking out.
Don't know
Everyday Basics
Make the KNOW sign: fist with thumb out, tapping the side of your head.
Mother
Family & People
Form the BSL letter M with your dominant hand.
Father
Family & People
Hold out your non-dominant hand with just the index and middle fingers extended.
Baby
Family & People
Hold both hands in front of your body, one resting over the other, arms bent as if cradling something.
Friend
Family & People
Clasp your non-dominant hand with your dominant hand in front of your body.
Boy
Family & People
Extend only the index finger of your dominant hand.
Girl
Family & People
Make a closed fist with your index finger pointing up.
Eat
Food & Drink
Bring your fingertips and thumb together into a bunched shape.
Drink
Food & Drink
Curve your dominant hand into a loose C shape, as if holding a cup.
Water
Food & Drink
Hold your dominant hand flat, fingers together and palm facing down.
Hungry
Food & Drink
Place your dominant hand flat on your stomach.
Thirsty
Food & Drink
Bring your dominant hand, held flat, up to your throat.
More
Food & Drink
Hold both hands in a closed flat shape, fingertips touching thumbs.
Happy
Feelings & Health
Open both hands, palms facing each other.
Sad
Feelings & Health
Hold your dominant hand flat and vertical in front of your face, thumb tucked in.
Angry
Feelings & Health
Curl both hands into claw shapes, fingertips bent.
Tired
Feelings & Health
Place both hands in closed flat shapes on your chest, thumbs touching the chest.
Sick
Feelings & Health
Extend the little finger of each hand, keeping the other fingers closed.
Pain
Feelings & Health
Hold both hands open in front of your body, palms facing toward you.
Scared
Feelings & Health
Curl both hands into claw shapes.
Love
Feelings & Health
Flatten both hands, palms facing inward.
Morning
Time
Bend the fingers of your dominant hand so the fingertips point downward.
Night
Time
Hold both hands open in front of your body with palms facing inward.
Now
Time
Hold both hands out in front of you, palms facing up, fingers together and flat.
Time
Time
Hold your non-dominant arm in front of you with the wrist facing up.
What
Questions
Hold your dominant index finger up in front of your body.
Hospital
Health & Safety
Hold your non-dominant arm out in front of you.
Bathroom
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand out flat, palm facing up.
Car
Everyday Life
Hold both hands up in front of you with fingers closed, as if gripping a steering wheel.
House
Everyday Life
Hold both flat hands up at an angle in front of you, fingertips pointing up.
School
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand up with index and middle fingers extended together.
I love you
Common Phrases
Point to yourself over your heart to sign 'I'.
What is your name
Common Phrases
Hold your dominant index finger up and wiggle it side to side with a questioning look, to sign 'what'.
Number
Everyday Life
Close your dominant hand into a fist, knuckles facing forward.
Book
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into flat open hands, fingers pressed firmly together.
Read
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up like a page.
Learn
Everyday Life
Open your dominant hand beside your head, fingers together and thumb relaxed.
Science
Everyday Life
Curve both hands into full C shapes, thumbs opposing the fingertips.
Library
Everyday Life
Press both flat hands together in front of your chest, palms touching.
Student
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a C, index finger and thumb slightly apart.
Paper
Everyday Life
Close both hands into relaxed fists in front of your body.
Question
Everyday Life
Pinch your dominant thumb and index finger into a small circle.
Write
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up like paper.
Teacher
Everyday Life
Extend the index fingers of both hands, tucking the other fingers away.
People
Family & People
Curve your dominant hand into a C shape, thumb opposing the fingertips.
Family
Family & People
Pinch both thumbs against index fingers to form two F handshapes.
Man
Family & People
Open your dominant hand with the fingers together, thumb relaxed.
Person
Family & People
Curve your dominant hand into a C, index finger and thumb slightly apart.
Child
Family & People
Hold your dominant hand flat and open, palm facing downward.
Woman
Family & People
Close your dominant hand, extending only the index finger upward.
Son
Family & People
Close your dominant hand, leaving the index finger extended straight upward.
Wife
Family & People
Hold your non-dominant hand relaxed in front of you, palm facing sideways.
Parent
Family & People
Extend the index and middle fingers of your dominant hand, closing the rest into a fist.
Food
Food & Drink
Pinch the fingertips and thumb of your dominant hand together into a bunched shape.
Coffee
Food & Drink
Curve the fingers and thumb of your dominant hand into a C, like holding a small cup.
Cup
Food & Drink
Curve the fingers and thumb of your dominant hand into a C shape.
Dog
Everyday Life
Extend the index and middle fingers of both hands, keeping each pair together.
Animal
Everyday Life
Curl the fingers of both hands into claw shapes, thumbs held out.
Horse
Everyday Life
Close both hands into fists and stack one on top of the other.
Fish
Everyday Life
Open your dominant hand fully, fingers together and thumb relaxed.
Cat
Everyday Life
Curl the fingers of both hands into claw shapes, thumbs tucked in.
Pet
Everyday Life
Close your non-dominant hand into a fist and hold it steady.
Black
Everyday Life
Close your dominant hand into a firm fist.
Red
Everyday Life
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, closing the other fingers.
Blue
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant arm in front of you with the palm facing up.
Green
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant arm in front of your body, palm facing down.
Gold
Everyday Life
Form the BSL fingerspelled letter G with your dominant hand.
Yellow
Everyday Life
Touch your middle fingertip to your thumb, forming a small circle.
Brown
Everyday Life
Curl your dominant hand into a claw shape, fingers spread.
Pink
Everyday Life
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, keeping the other fingers folded away.
Feel
Feelings & Health
Hold both hands open and flat in front of your torso, fingers together.
Kind
Feelings & Health
Close both hands into fists, leaving both thumbs extended and loose.
Nice
Feelings & Health
Close your dominant hand into a fist, extending only the thumb upward.
See
Everyday Basics
Form a 'V' with your dominant index and middle fingers, folding the rest away.
Work
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands as flat blades, fingers together and straight, thumbs tucked.
Think
Everyday Basics
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, folding the others away.
Start
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand open and flat, palm up, fingertips pointing forward.
Play
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands open and flat in front of your body, fingers together.
Run
Everyday Basics
Close both hands into tight fists, keeping the thumbs tucked inside.
Ask
Everyday Basics
Pinch the tip of your dominant thumb and index finger together, leaving the other fingers extended.
Choose
Everyday Basics
Make an open pinched handshape with your dominant hand, thumb and fingertips held apart.
Cut
Everyday Basics
Extend the index and middle fingers of your dominant hand, folding the other fingers away.
Day
Time
Hold both hands open and flat in front of your chest, palms facing toward you.
Year
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand open and flat in front of your chest, palm facing upward.
January
Time
Raise both hands into the fingerspelling space in front of your chest.
Before
Time
Form a closed flat hand with both hands, fingers pressed together.
Today
Time
Hold both hands out in front of you in an open flat shape, fingers together.
December
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand steady as the base hand in front of you.
Week
Time
Close both hands into fists with only the index fingers extended straight.
June
Time
Raise both hands into the fingerspelling space at chest height.
October
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and steady as your base hand.
March
Time
Raise both hands into the fingerspelling space in front of your chest.
September
Time
Hold both hands up in the fingerspelling space at chest height.
July
Time
Raise both hands into the fingerspelling space in front of your chest.
Again
Time
Raise your dominant hand and form a V shape with your index and middle fingers.
April
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand steady in front of you as the base hand.
Never
Time
Hold both hands in a closed flat shape, fingers pressed firmly together.
August
Time
Raise both hands into the fingerspelling space in front of your chest.
February
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand steady as the base hand at chest height.
Always
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand open and flat in front of you, palm facing upward.
Early
Time
Hold your non-dominant arm stiffly in front of you with a closed flat hand.
Friday
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and steady in front of you at chest height.
Later
Time
Make a closed fist with your dominant hand, index finger pointing straight up.
Monday
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand open and steady as your base hand.
Soon
Time
Hold your dominant hand up at chest height with all four fingers pressed onto your thumb.
Sunday
Time
Hold both hands open and flat in front of your body, palms turned toward each other.
Hour
Time
Shape your non-dominant hand into a closed hand and hold it steady in front of you.
Tuesday
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand open and steady as your base hand in front of your chest.
Saturday
Time
Hold both hands flat and open in front of your body at chest height.
Thursday
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand open and steady as your base hand in front of your chest.
Wednesday
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand open and steady as your base hand in front of your chest.
Summer
Time
Shape your dominant hand into a closed flat hand, fingers pressed together.
Late
Time
Form the fingerspelled letter L with your dominant hand, index and thumb extended.
Spring
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and open in front of your chest, palm facing your body.
Winter
Time
Clench both hands into fists and hold them parallel in front of your body.
Minute
Time
Close your dominant hand into a fist with only the index finger extended straight.
World
Everyday Life
Hold both hands open in front of your body at chest height, palms facing inward.
Fire
Everyday Life
Hold both hands in front of your body with the palms turned toward each other.
Dark
Everyday Life
Shape both hands into the N fingerspelling shape, held upright in front of each shoulder.
Wind
Everyday Life
Hold both hands in open flat handshapes in front of your body.
Cold
Everyday Life
Close both of your hands into loose fists in front of your body.
Home
Everyday Life
Hold both hands open and flat in front of your chest.
Music
Everyday Life
Open both hands in front of your body at chest height.
Last
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand up with only the little finger extended.
Next
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand in front of your body, palm sideways.
Name
Everyday Life
Extend the index and middle fingers of your dominant hand together.
Me
Everyday Life
Close your dominant hand into a fist with the index finger extended.
Two
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand up in front of your body at chest height.
Good
Everyday Life
Close your dominant hand into a fist with only the thumb extended upward.
Best
Everyday Life
Make a closed fist with each hand, extending only the thumbs upward.
History
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of your chest, palm facing up.
College
Everyday Life
Make a fist with each hand and extend only your pinky fingers straight up.
Test
Everyday Life
Form an L with your dominant hand: index finger pointing straight up, thumb sticking out sideways.
Word
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand up in front of your chin with only the index finger extended upright.
Answer
Everyday Basics
Make a loose fist with your non-dominant hand and point the thumb straight up.
Color
Everyday Life
Hold your open dominant hand up beside your cheek, fingers spread wide.
Buy
Everyday Life
Make a fist with your dominant hand and stick your thumb straight up, holding it in front of your chest.
Sell
Everyday Life
Make a fist with each hand and stick both thumbs straight up, palms facing each other.
Travel
Everyday Life
Make a fist with each hand and stick both thumbs straight up.
Get
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand out in front of you with the fingers curved, like a claw.
Find
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand up beside your eye with only the index finger extended upward.
Make
Everyday Basics
Pinch the thumb and fingertips of each hand together, as if holding something tiny.
Open
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands flat with fingers together, stacking your dominant hand on top of the other at waist level.
Call
Everyday Basics
Make a 'Y' with your dominant hand by extending the thumb and little finger while folding the middle fingers down.
Say
Everyday Basics
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, folding the remaining fingers into a loose fist.
Pay
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you at waist level with the palm facing up.
Close
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands flat with fingers together in front of your chest, palms facing down.
Remember
Everyday Basics
Raise your dominant hand toward the side of your head with the fingers open and relaxed.
Build
Everyday Basics
Hold both flat hands in front of your chest with fingers together and palms facing down.
Win
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand open in front of your chest, fingers extended and pointing upward, palm facing forward.
Hold
Everyday Basics
Make a firm fist with your dominant hand, wrapping your thumb across your fingers.
Dance
Everyday Life
Form a V with each hand by extending your index and middle fingers, keeping the other fingers curled.
Stand
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of your waist, palm facing upward like a small platform.
Clean
Everyday Life
Make loose fists with both hands, as if gripping a cloth in each hand, palms facing forward.
After
Time
Make a fist with your dominant hand and stick your thumb out sideways, palm facing down.
Month
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand up in front of your chest, fingers extended together.
River
Everyday Life
Bend the fingers of both hands into loose claws, as if holding a small ball in each hand.
Sea
Everyday Life
Hold both hands flat in front of your chest, fingers extended and slightly spread, palms facing down.
Mountain
Everyday Life
Hold both hands open in front of your waist, fingers extended together, palms facing inward.
Helps
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat with the palm facing up.
Helping
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat with the palm facing up.
Helped
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat with the palm facing up.
Stopping
Everyday Basics
Raise your dominant hand, palm facing outward, fingers together.
Stopped
Everyday Basics
Raise your dominant hand, palm facing outward, fingers together.
Comes
Everyday Basics
Bend the index finger of your dominant hand into a hook.
Coming
Everyday Basics
Bend the index finger of your dominant hand into a hook.
Wants
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand flat, palm facing your chest.
Wanting
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand flat, palm facing your chest.
Wanted
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand flat, palm facing your chest.
Needs
Everyday Basics
BSL uses the same sign for NEED as for WANT.
Needing
Everyday Basics
BSL uses the same sign for NEED as for WANT.
Needed
Everyday Basics
BSL uses the same sign for NEED as for WANT.
Likes
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand flat with fingers together, thumb folded across (a closed flat hand).
Liking
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand flat with fingers together, thumb folded across (a closed flat hand).
Liked
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand flat with fingers together, thumb folded across (a closed flat hand).
Knows
Everyday Basics
Make a fist with your thumb sticking out.
Mothers
Family & People
Form the BSL letter M with your dominant hand.
Fathers
Family & People
Hold out your non-dominant hand with just the index and middle fingers extended.
Babies
Family & People
Hold both hands in front of your body, one resting over the other, arms bent as if cradling something.
Friends
Family & People
Clasp your non-dominant hand with your dominant hand in front of your body.
Boys
Family & People
Extend only the index finger of your dominant hand.
Girls
Family & People
Make a closed fist with your index finger pointing up.
Eats
Food & Drink
Bring your fingertips and thumb together into a bunched shape.
Eating
Food & Drink
Bring your fingertips and thumb together into a bunched shape.
Drinking
Food & Drink
Curve your dominant hand into a loose C shape, as if holding a cup.
Pains
Feelings & Health
Hold both hands open in front of your body, palms facing toward you.
Loves
Feelings & Health
Flatten both hands, palms facing inward.
Loving
Feelings & Health
Flatten both hands, palms facing inward.
Loved
Feelings & Health
Flatten both hands, palms facing inward.
Mornings
Time
Bend the fingers of your dominant hand so the fingertips point downward.
Nights
Time
Hold both hands open in front of your body with palms facing inward.
Hospitals
Health & Safety
Hold your non-dominant arm out in front of you.
Bathrooms
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand out flat, palm facing up.
Cars
Everyday Life
Hold both hands up in front of you with fingers closed, as if gripping a steering wheel.
Houses
Everyday Life
Hold both flat hands up at an angle in front of you, fingertips pointing up.
Schools
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand up with index and middle fingers extended together.
Numbers
Everyday Life
Close your dominant hand into a fist, knuckles facing forward.
Reads
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up like a page.
Reading
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up like a page.
Learns
Everyday Life
Open your dominant hand beside your head, fingers together and thumb relaxed.
Learning
Everyday Life
Open your dominant hand beside your head, fingers together and thumb relaxed.
Learned
Everyday Life
Open your dominant hand beside your head, fingers together and thumb relaxed.
Sciences
Everyday Life
Curve both hands into full C shapes, thumbs opposing the fingertips.
Libraries
Everyday Life
Press both flat hands together in front of your chest, palms touching.
Students
Everyday Life
Shape your dominant hand into a C, index finger and thumb slightly apart.
Papers
Everyday Life
Close both hands into relaxed fists in front of your body.
Questions
Everyday Life
Pinch your dominant thumb and index finger into a small circle.
Writes
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up like paper.
Writing
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up like paper.
Teachers
Everyday Life
Extend the index fingers of both hands, tucking the other fingers away.
Families
Family & People
Pinch both thumbs against index fingers to form two F handshapes.
Persons
Family & People
Curve your dominant hand into a C, index finger and thumb slightly apart.
Sons
Family & People
Close your dominant hand, leaving the index finger extended straight upward.
Parents
Family & People
Extend the index and middle fingers of your dominant hand, closing the rest into a fist.
Foods
Food & Drink
Pinch the fingertips and thumb of your dominant hand together into a bunched shape.
Coffees
Food & Drink
Curve the fingers and thumb of your dominant hand into a C, like holding a small cup.
Cups
Food & Drink
Curve the fingers and thumb of your dominant hand into a C shape.
Dogs
Everyday Life
Extend the index and middle fingers of both hands, keeping each pair together.
Animals
Everyday Life
Curl the fingers of both hands into claw shapes, thumbs held out.
Horses
Everyday Life
Close both hands into fists and stack one on top of the other.
Fishes
Everyday Life
Open your dominant hand fully, fingers together and thumb relaxed.
Cats
Everyday Life
Curl the fingers of both hands into claw shapes, thumbs tucked in.
Pets
Everyday Life
Close your non-dominant hand into a fist and hold it steady.
Feels
Feelings & Health
Hold both hands open and flat in front of your torso, fingers together.
Feeling
Feelings & Health
Hold both hands open and flat in front of your torso, fingers together.
Sees
Everyday Basics
Form a 'V' with your dominant index and middle fingers, folding the rest away.
Seeing
Everyday Basics
Form a 'V' with your dominant index and middle fingers, folding the rest away.
Working
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands as flat blades, fingers together and straight, thumbs tucked.
Worked
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands as flat blades, fingers together and straight, thumbs tucked.
Thinks
Everyday Basics
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, folding the others away.
Thinking
Everyday Basics
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, folding the others away.
Starts
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand open and flat, palm up, fingertips pointing forward.
Starting
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand open and flat, palm up, fingertips pointing forward.
Started
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand open and flat, palm up, fingertips pointing forward.
Running
Everyday Basics
Close both hands into tight fists, keeping the thumbs tucked inside.
Asks
Everyday Basics
Pinch the tip of your dominant thumb and index finger together, leaving the other fingers extended.
Asking
Everyday Basics
Pinch the tip of your dominant thumb and index finger together, leaving the other fingers extended.
Asked
Everyday Basics
Pinch the tip of your dominant thumb and index finger together, leaving the other fingers extended.
Chooses
Everyday Basics
Make an open pinched handshape with your dominant hand, thumb and fingertips held apart.
Choosing
Everyday Basics
Make an open pinched handshape with your dominant hand, thumb and fingertips held apart.
Days
Time
Hold both hands open and flat in front of your chest, palms facing toward you.
Years
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand open and flat in front of your chest, palm facing upward.
Januaries
Time
Raise both hands into the fingerspelling space in front of your chest.
Weeks
Time
Close both hands into fists with only the index fingers extended straight.
Octobers
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and steady as your base hand.
Februaries
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand steady as the base hand at chest height.
Fridays
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand flat and steady in front of you at chest height.
Mondays
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand open and steady as your base hand.
Sundays
Time
Hold both hands open and flat in front of your body, palms turned toward each other.
Hours
Time
Shape your non-dominant hand into a closed hand and hold it steady in front of you.
Tuesdays
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand open and steady as your base hand in front of your chest.
Saturdays
Time
Hold both hands flat and open in front of your body at chest height.
Thursdays
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand open and steady as your base hand in front of your chest.
Wednesdays
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand open and steady as your base hand in front of your chest.
Summers
Time
Shape your dominant hand into a closed flat hand, fingers pressed together.
Winters
Time
Clench both hands into fists and hold them parallel in front of your body.
Minutes
Time
Close your dominant hand into a fist with only the index finger extended straight.
Worlds
Everyday Life
Hold both hands open in front of your body at chest height, palms facing inward.
Winds
Everyday Life
Hold both hands in open flat handshapes in front of your body.
Homes
Everyday Life
Hold both hands open and flat in front of your chest.
Musics
Everyday Life
Open both hands in front of your body at chest height.
Names
Everyday Life
Extend the index and middle fingers of your dominant hand together.
Histories
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of your chest, palm facing up.
Colleges
Everyday Life
Make a fist with each hand and extend only your pinky fingers straight up.
Tests
Everyday Life
Form an L with your dominant hand: index finger pointing straight up, thumb sticking out sideways.
Testing
Everyday Life
Form an L with your dominant hand: index finger pointing straight up, thumb sticking out sideways.
Tested
Everyday Life
Form an L with your dominant hand: index finger pointing straight up, thumb sticking out sideways.
Words
Everyday Life
Hold your dominant hand up in front of your chin with only the index finger extended upright.
Answers
Everyday Basics
Make a loose fist with your non-dominant hand and point the thumb straight up.
Colors
Everyday Life
Hold your open dominant hand up beside your cheek, fingers spread wide.
Buys
Everyday Life
Make a fist with your dominant hand and stick your thumb straight up, holding it in front of your chest.
Sells
Everyday Life
Make a fist with each hand and stick both thumbs straight up, palms facing each other.
Selling
Everyday Life
Make a fist with each hand and stick both thumbs straight up, palms facing each other.
Travels
Everyday Life
Make a fist with each hand and stick both thumbs straight up.
Gets
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand out in front of you with the fingers curved, like a claw.
Getting
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand out in front of you with the fingers curved, like a claw.
Finds
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand up beside your eye with only the index finger extended upward.
Finding
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand up beside your eye with only the index finger extended upward.
Makes
Everyday Basics
Pinch the thumb and fingertips of each hand together, as if holding something tiny.
Making
Everyday Basics
Pinch the thumb and fingertips of each hand together, as if holding something tiny.
Opens
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands flat with fingers together, stacking your dominant hand on top of the other at waist level.
Calls
Everyday Basics
Make a 'Y' with your dominant hand by extending the thumb and little finger while folding the middle fingers down.
Called
Everyday Basics
Make a 'Y' with your dominant hand by extending the thumb and little finger while folding the middle fingers down.
Says
Everyday Basics
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, folding the remaining fingers into a loose fist.
Pays
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you at waist level with the palm facing up.
Closes
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands flat with fingers together in front of your chest, palms facing down.
Closed
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands flat with fingers together in front of your chest, palms facing down.
Remembers
Everyday Basics
Raise your dominant hand toward the side of your head with the fingers open and relaxed.
Builds
Everyday Basics
Hold both flat hands in front of your chest with fingers together and palms facing down.
Wins
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand open in front of your chest, fingers extended and pointing upward, palm facing forward.
Holds
Everyday Basics
Make a firm fist with your dominant hand, wrapping your thumb across your fingers.
Dances
Everyday Life
Form a V with each hand by extending your index and middle fingers, keeping the other fingers curled.
Dancing
Everyday Life
Form a V with each hand by extending your index and middle fingers, keeping the other fingers curled.
Danced
Everyday Life
Form a V with each hand by extending your index and middle fingers, keeping the other fingers curled.
Standing
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of your waist, palm facing upward like a small platform.
Cleans
Everyday Life
Make loose fists with both hands, as if gripping a cloth in each hand, palms facing forward.
Cleaning
Everyday Life
Make loose fists with both hands, as if gripping a cloth in each hand, palms facing forward.
Cleaned
Everyday Life
Make loose fists with both hands, as if gripping a cloth in each hand, palms facing forward.
Months
Time
Hold your non-dominant hand up in front of your chest, fingers extended together.
Rivers
Everyday Life
Bend the fingers of both hands into loose claws, as if holding a small ball in each hand.
Seas
Everyday Life
Hold both hands flat in front of your chest, fingers extended and slightly spread, palms facing down.
Mountains
Everyday Life
Hold both hands open in front of your waist, fingers extended together, palms facing inward.
Ate
Food & Drink
Bring your fingertips and thumb together into a bunched shape.
Came
Everyday Basics
Bend the index finger of your dominant hand into a hook.
Made
Everyday Basics
Pinch the thumb and fingertips of each hand together, as if holding something tiny.
Said
Everyday Basics
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, folding the remaining fingers into a loose fist.
Got
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand out in front of you with the fingers curved, like a claw.
Knew
Everyday Basics
Make a fist with your thumb sticking out.
Thought
Everyday Basics
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, folding the others away.
Felt
Feelings & Health
Hold both hands open and flat in front of your torso, fingers together.
Bought
Everyday Life
Make a fist with your dominant hand and stick your thumb straight up, holding it in front of your chest.
Wrote
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you, palm facing up like paper.
Chose
Everyday Basics
Make an open pinched handshape with your dominant hand, thumb and fingertips held apart.
Drank
Food & Drink
Curve your dominant hand into a loose C shape, as if holding a cup.
Ran
Everyday Basics
Close both hands into tight fists, keeping the thumbs tucked inside.
Won
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand open in front of your chest, fingers extended and pointing upward, palm facing forward.
Found
Everyday Basics
Hold your dominant hand up beside your eye with only the index finger extended upward.
Held
Everyday Basics
Make a firm fist with your dominant hand, wrapping your thumb across your fingers.
Paid
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you at waist level with the palm facing up.
Stood
Everyday Life
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of your waist, palm facing upward like a small platform.
Built
Everyday Basics
Hold both flat hands in front of your chest with fingers together and palms facing down.
Buying
Everyday Life
Make a fist with your dominant hand and stick your thumb straight up, holding it in front of your chest.
Paying
Everyday Basics
Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you at waist level with the palm facing up.
Played
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands open and flat in front of your body, fingers together.
Playing
Everyday Basics
Hold both hands open and flat in front of your body, fingers together.
Saying
Everyday Basics
Extend the index finger of your dominant hand, folding the remaining fingers into a loose fist.
About these descriptions
Text-based, step-by-step guides researched from established references and rewritten in original words — ASL entries from Lifeprint, university and public-health materials; BSL entries from BSL SignBank, BDA-adjacent teaching materials and BSL dictionaries. Signer-created photos and videos are a planned future upgrade.