Having or expressing a covert or nonverbal meaning; suggestive, Statistics Of or relating to observations or occurrences that are too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicate a systematic relationship, Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive, noun_ That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol

In a significant manner or to a significant extent, in an important way or to an important degree, in a statistically significant way

language expressed by visible hand gestures, The act of concluding a contract, especially by an athlete or entertainer with a company, by extension A player signed by a sporting organization, verb_ Present participle of sign

Plural form of sign, verb_ Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sign

The act of signing up, as for a commercial service

Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship, a refusal to speak when expected, the absence of sound, verb_ keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure, To block gene expression, transitive verb_ To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching, To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush, To put to rest; to quiet, intransitive verb_ To make silent or bring to silence, To curtail the expression of; suppress, Genetics To interfere with the expression of (a gene or gene segment) so that its biological function is suppressed

Having no spoken dialogue and usually no soundtrack. Used of a film, unable to speak because of hereditary deafness, having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility, noun_ uncountable That which is silent; a time of silence, A silent movie, rare That which is silent; a time of silence

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors, Chemical symbol, Si; atomic weight, 28. 19. A non-metallic element which is obtained in three allotropic forms?namely, amorphous, as a dull-brown powder soluble in alkali, which burns when ignited; graphitic, in crystalline leaves having a strong metallic luster and lead-gray color, insoluble in alkali and non-combustible; and crystalline, in octahedral needles having a red luster, and hardness a little less than that of the diamond, Elementary silicon can now he prepared in large qnantity by electrolysis, and in a fused condition. Like its oxid, in cooling from a state of fusion it passes through a plastic stage in which it can be molded into special forms or drawn into threads

A fine lustrous fiber composed mainly of fibroin and produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons, especially the strong, elastic, fibrous secretion of silkworms used to make thread and fabric, Cloth made of silk; by extension, a garment made of such cloth, The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larv‘ of Bombyx mori, adjective_ Made of silk, Composed of or similar to the fiber or the fabric silk, intransitive verb_ To develop silk. Used of corn

Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous, Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple, Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid, noun_ a word used for misbehaving children, colloquial A silly person; a fool, colloquial A mistake