Category ASL Sign Dictionary

To sign the word “sheets,” use both hands to mimic the motion of pulling up a sheet from the bottom corners while keeping your fingers together and slightly curved.

To sign the word “grid,” use both hands to create a grid shape in front of your body by crossing your index fingers and thumbs. Then, flick your fingers outward to complete the sign.

To sign the word “que,” use your non-dominant hand to make a flat palm facing upward. Then, take your dominant hand and make a “K” shape with your index finger and thumb. Place your “K” hand on top of your…

To sign the word “echo,” use your dominant hand to make a fist and tap it twice on your chest near your heart, while saying the word “echo” out loud.

To sign the word piano, use your dominant hand to mimic playing keys on an imaginary keyboard in front of your body.

To sign the word “formed,” use both hands to make the letter “F” shape and move them away from each other, as if forming a rectangle. Then, bring your hands together and make a small circle motion to represent the…

To sign the word “poverty,” use the hand shape for the letter P and slide it down your cheek, as if wiping away a tear.

The word “cs” can be signed by forming a “C” shape with your dominant hand and placing it on top of your non-dominant hand, which is in the shape of an “S.”

To sign the word “header” in American Sign Language, use your dominant hand to make a gentle brushing motion across your forehead with your fingers extended and touching.

To sign the word “treat,” use both hands to form the letter T by touching your index fingers together. Then, move your hands outwards and slightly downwards, as if you are giving someone a treat.