Category ASL Sign Dictionary

To sign the word “difference,” use both hands with palms facing inward and fingers slightly spread. Touch your thumbs together, then move them apart while wiggling your fingers. This represents the concept of “separation” or “contrast.”

ama To sign the word “Osama,” use your dominant hand to make a fist and place your thumb on your chin. Then, move your fist outward and slightly upward while keeping your thumb on your chin. This represents the letter…

To sign the word “lee,” use your dominant hand to make an “L” shape with your index finger and thumb. Then, place the tip of your index finger on your chin and move it slightly forward, as if pointing to…

To sign the word “gear,” make a circular motion with the dominant hand, starting at the shoulder and moving down towards the opposite hip, as if turning a gear.

To sign the word “auction,” make a fist with your dominant hand and move it up and down in front of your chest, as if you were hitting a gavel.

To sign the word “army,” use both hands to make a fist, with the index fingers extended and touching each other. Then, move both hands upward and outward, as if forming a triangle shape.

To sign the word “diet,” use your dominant hand to form the letter “d” by touching your thumb and index finger together and extending your other three fingers straight up. Then, move your hand in a circular motion near your…

To sign the word “skip,” use your dominant hand to make a fist and extend your index finger. Then, make a small upward skipping motion with your fist.

“To sign the word advance, extend your dominant hand forward with all fingers pointing up and slightly curved, then move it in a quick and controlled motion towards the direction you are advancing.”

To sign the word attention, use the ASL sign for “look” by placing your index finger near your forehead and then move it outward and upwards in a quick motion.