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SIGNBOARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
Example:
the highway was lined with signboards
Synonyms:
sign; signboard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("signboard" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "signboard"):
billboard; hoarding (large outdoor signboard)
sandwich board (signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements)
scoreboard (a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information))
shingle (a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g.)
