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Signpost

A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions

📖 Definitions of "Signpost"

noun
  1. 1

    A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions

  2. 2

    (cryptic crosswords) A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.

verb
  1. 1

    To install signposts on.

    "The route wasn't signposted, and we got lost on the way."

  2. 2

    To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.

  3. 3

    To indicate logical progress of a discourse using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum up, as I was saying, etc.

  4. 4

    To signal, as if with a signpost

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