Category ASL Sign Dictionary

To sign “hip,” hold your non-dominant hand flat with fingers extended and palm facing up. Place your dominant hand in the same position and touch the side of your hip with your fingertips.

To sign the word “trademark,” you would use the ASL sign for “mark” with your dominant hand, and then place that hand on top of your non-dominant hand, which is in the shape of a closed “T” handshape.

To sign the word “liability,” use the ASL sign for “L” and then make a twisting motion with both hands, as if opening a jar, to represent the concept of responsibility or obligation.

Sign “src” by using the American Sign Language fingerspelling technique, using one hand to form the letters S-R-C in sequence.

To sign the word “easier,” use your dominant hand to make a fist with your thumb on top of your fingers. Then, move your fist in a small circular motion in front of your chest. This sign represents the idea…

To sign the word “removal,” use both hands to make a fist with your thumbs pointing up. Place one fist on top of the other and then move both hands away from your body in a downward motion.

To sign the word “slow,” use your dominant hand to make a flat handshape with your palm facing down. Then, starting at the forehead, move your hand downward in a slow and deliberate motion.

To sign the word “printed,” use your dominant hand to make a fist with your index and middle fingers pointing up. Then, tap these two fingers against your opposite palm twice.

To sign the word “layer,” use your dominant hand to make an “L” shape, then place it on top of your other hand, which should be flat with palm facing up. Move the “L” hand in a small circular motion…

To sign the word “circuit,” use both hands to create circles in opposite directions, starting at the sides of your body and moving towards the center.