Definition of SIGNPOST

signpost

Meanings

Plural: signposts

Noun

  • a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way
  • A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.
  • A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.

Verb

  • mark with a signpost, as of a path
  • To install signposts on.
  • To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.
  • To indicate logical progress of a discourse using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum up, as I was saying, etc.
  • To signal, as if with a signpost.

Origin / Etymology

From sign + post.

Synonyms

guidepost

Scrabble Score: 11

signpost is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
signpost is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
signpost is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

signpost is a valid Words With Friends word