Category ASL Sign Dictionary

To sign the word “mechanism,” use your dominant hand to make a fist with your thumb pointing up. Then, place your thumb on your chin and move it in small circles. This mimics the movement of a machine or gear.

The word expertise is signed by making the hand shape for the letter ‘E’ and placing it over your forehead, then tapping your forehead twice with the tips of your fingers.

To sign the word “desire,” use the index finger of your dominant hand to draw a small circle on your chest in a clockwise motion.

To sign the word “programmes,” use American Sign Language by forming a small “p” with your dominant hand and touching it to your chin, then using both hands to make flat, horizontal shapes facing up and tapping them together twice.

To sign the word “seed,” use your dominant hand to make a flat handshape with your palm facing upward. Then, use your other hand to make a small pinching motion with your thumb and index finger, as if picking up…

To sign the word “explained,” use the American Sign Language (ASL) sign for “explain,” which involves making a repeated circular motion with both hands in front of your body.

To sign the word “pg”, use your dominant hand to make a letter “p” shape, then twist it slightly to make a letter “g” shape.

To sign the word “plane,” use your dominant hand to make a flat palm facing downwards, and then move your hand horizontally in front of your body to mimic the shape of a plane flying.

To sign the word “organisations”, use both hands to form the letter “O” with your fingers and join them together. Then, move your hands in a clockwise circular motion in front of your chest.

To sign the word buffalo, use your dominant hand to make a fist with your index and middle fingers extended. Then, tap the index finger of your non-dominant hand onto the back of your dominant hand twice. This represents the…