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# signboard

noun (signboards)

«signboard» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A signboard is a flat board with words or a picture on it, put up outside a shop or inn to show what is sold or where it is. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signboard/#m1)

### In the lessons

in the tales a painted board outside an inn or shop, often showing a picture, which can be mistaken for the real thing.

### Examples

- A pigeon saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signboard/#x1)
- She flew at the signboard and bumped into it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signboard/#x2)
- The inn had a signboard showing a bear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signboard/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «signboard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/signboard/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«signboard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/signboard.html) on Mova free.