Category ASL Sign Dictionary

To sign the word “bag,” use your dominant hand to make a fist with your thumb pointing up and fingers curled slightly. Then, place your non-dominant hand under your fist and move both hands downward in a scooping motion.

To sign the word “fields,” use your dominant hand to make a “F” handshape and place it on your non-dominant hand, which should be in a “flat” position. Then, move your dominant hand back and forth slightly in a tapping…

To sign the word “phase,” make a fist with your dominant hand and place it in front of your body, palm facing inward. Then, slowly move your fist in a circular motion, starting at your chest and ending at your…

To sign the word effort, use both hands to make a fist and extend your arms out in front of you, as if pushing against something. Then, move your arms back and forth in a repetitive motion. This represents the…

To sign the word “fishing,” make a fist with your dominant hand and move it in a circular motion as if you were reeling in a fishing line.

To sign the word “chair,” hold both hands in a “C” shape and bring them down from shoulder height to hip level, as if mimicking a person sitting on a chair.

To sign the word “sections,” use both hands to create a “C” shape with your index and middle fingers, then move them horizontally in opposite directions.

“Sign the word manufacturing by using both hands to make a circular motion with one hand on top of the other, mimicking the movement of a machine.”

The word “accounting” can be signed by using both hands to form the letter “A” and circling it in front of your chest.

To sign the word “cold,” form the letter C with your dominant hand and place it on your non-dominant shoulder. Then, quickly flick your fingers outwards to create a cold sensation.