Category ASL Sign Dictionary

To sign the word “substance,” use your dominant hand to form a flat palm facing down, then touch it to your non-dominant hand’s fist twice.

To sign the word “anytime,” use both hands to make a circular motion in front of your body, with one hand stacked on top of the other.

To sign the word “consists,” use both hands to make a “C” shape, with the thumbs and index fingers touching and the remaining fingers extended. Then, bring the “C” shapes together in front of you, with your hands facing away…

To sign the word “disabilities,” use both hands to make the letter “D” in American Sign Language and shake them back and forth.

To sign the word “absolute,” make a fist with your dominant hand and place it on your non-dominant hand, which is held flat and palm down. Then, twist your dominant hand to the side, keeping it in contact with the…

To sign “Jon,” hold your dominant hand in a flat, open palm facing upward. With your non-dominant hand, make a “J” shape and place it on the center of your palm. Then, twist your dominant hand to face downward while…

To sign the word “occurs,” use the handshape “O” and place it on your chest with a circular motion. This represents something happening or taking place repeatedly.

To sign the word “sr”, use the American Sign Language (ASL) fingerspelling technique by forming an “s” with your dominant hand and an “r” with your non-dominant hand. Bring both hands together in a circular motion, with the “r” hand…

To sign the word “prize,” first make a closed fist with your dominant hand, then move it upward in a quick motion, as if you were throwing something forward. This motion represents the act of receiving a prize.

To sign the word “describes,” use the American Sign Language (ASL) sign for “describe,” which is made by placing your dominant hand under your chin and moving it forward in a circular motion.