an ominous sign

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• ominous — ominous, portentous, fateful, inauspicious, unpropitious basically mean having a menacing or threatening character or quality. What is ominous has or seems to have the character of an omen, especially of an omen forecasting evil; the term… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• sign — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth that shows that sth exists/may happen ADJECTIVE ▪ classic, clear, definite, distinct, obvious, real, sure, telltale, unmistakable …   Collocations dictionary

• sign */*/*/ — I UK [saɪn] / US noun Word forms sign : singular sign plural signs 1) [countable/uncountable] a piece of evidence that something is happening or that something exists sure sign: She began tapping her foot, a sure sign of annoyance. sign that: He… …   English dictionary

• sign — [[t]saɪn[/t]] n. 1) a token; indication: Bowing is a sign of respect[/ex] 2) a conventional mark, figure, or symbol used as an abbreviation for the word or words it represents 3) a motion or gesture used to express or convey information, an idea …   From formal English to slang

• ominous — adj. Ominous is used with these nouns: ↑cloud, ↑implication, ↑rumble, ↑sign, ↑silence, ↑spectre, ↑warning …   Collocations dictionary

• Leser-Trelat sign — The Leser Trélat sign is the explosive onset of multiple seborrheic keratoses,cite web |url=http://www.emedicine.com/DERM/topic915.htm |title=eMedicine Sign of Leser Trelat : Article by Robert A Schwartz |format= |work= |accessdate=] often with… …   Wikipedia

• Call sign — In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise known as a handle) is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In some countries they are used as… …   Wikipedia

• Yellow Sign — The Yellow Sign is a fictional symbol or glyph, first described in Robert Chambers book of horror short stories entitled The King in Yellow (1895). The King in Yellow The King in Yellow never fully describes the shape and purpose of the Yellow… …   Wikipedia

• bad omen — ominous sign, inauspicious indication, discouraging premonition …   English contemporary dictionary

• war cloud — noun an ominous sign that war threatens • Hypernyms: ↑augury, ↑sign, ↑foretoken, ↑preindication * * * noun : an ominous sign of war : a threat of or a situation that threatens war * * * something that threatens war; a harbinger of conflict. [1820 …   Useful english dictionary

• Squall — A squall is a sudden, sharp increase in wind speed which is usually associated with active weather, such as rain showers, thunderstorms, or heavy snow. [The Weather Channel. [http://www.weather.com/glossary/s.html Weather Glossary: S.] Retrieved… …   Wikipedia