Category ASL Sign Dictionary

To sign the word “directed,” use both hands to make a pointed finger shape and move them in a forward motion, directing towards a specific target or direction.

Hold your dominant hand in a relaxed “A” shape, then move it down your non-dominant arm from near the elbow to the wrist, as if tracing the outline of a building.

To sign the word “hat,” use your dominant hand to make a flat hand shape and place it on top of your head, as if you were wearing a hat.

To sign the word “raised,” use your dominant hand to make a flat handshape with your palm facing down, and raise it upward in front of your body.

The word “investigation” can be signed by making a “V” handshape with both hands, palms facing down, and moving them in a circular motion while touching the side of the head.

To sign the word “experienced,” use your dominant hand to make a “Y” shape with your fingers and tap it twice on your chin.

To sign the word “virgin,” make a V shape with your dominant hand and place it on your forehead with your palm facing outwards.

To sign the word affect, use a single movement of the dominant hand to touch the chin and then move it away from the body.

To sign the word “cook,” form your dominant hand into a fist and place it near your chin, then move it in a circular motion as if stirring a pot.

To sign the word specialist, use the ASL sign for “expert” and add the suffix -ist by placing the “I” handshape on top of the “S” handshape.