Category ASL Sign Dictionary

To sign the word pioneer, make a fist with your dominant hand and extend your index finger straight out. Then, use small, circular motions to tap your index finger against your opposite palm twice. This represents the idea of forging…

To sign the word “api,” use your dominant hand to make an “A” shape by touching your thumb and index finger together. Then, tap your index finger twice on your opposite wrist. This represents the letters “A-P-I” in American Sign…

To sign the word lifetime, make a circle with your dominant hand and place it over your non-dominant hand that is in a fist. Then, move your dominant hand in a clockwise motion around your non-dominant hand.

To sign the word “nova,” make a fist with your dominant hand and extend your middle and ring fingers outwards. Then, place the tip of your thumb on your forehead and twist your wrist slightly.

To sign the word “whenever,” use your dominant hand to make a “W” shape, then bring it to your chin and rotate it in a circular motion.

To sign the word “Jonathan,” use the American Sign Language (ASL) fingerspelling technique to form the letters J-O-N-A-T-H-A-N in sequence.

To sign the word “trans,” use your dominant hand to make a flat hand shape, with your fingers slightly spread apart. Starting at your forehead, bring your hand down to your chin in a smooth motion, keeping your palm facing…

To sign the word thumbnail, use your dominant hand to make a small “C” shape and touch it to the side of your non-dominant hand’s index finger.

To sign the word “toe”, touch the tip of your index finger to the tip of your thumb, keeping your other fingers relaxed and slightly curved.

To sign “screening,” use your dominant hand to make a flat handshape with your fingers slightly apart. Starting at your forehead, move your hand outward and downward in a sweeping motion, as if tracing the outline of a screen.