(COST)
TDD
TEA
TEACH—instruct
teacher—combination of TEACH and AGENT
TELL
TELL ME
TEMPERATURE—thermometer
TEMPLE
TEND TO
TENNIS
TENT—camp, camping
terrible (1) AWFUL
(2) LOUSY
TEST—exam
TEXAS
TEXT
text messaging
THAN
thank you (GOOD)
THANKSGIVING
THAT—this sign can mean "this," "that," "them," "those," "they," and "it." Idiomatically it can mean "Oh, I see," "So, that's it," or "Aha, I get it!" It is often done by the watcher while the signer is signing, in much the same way hearing people nod their head and say "uh-huh" or "yes" while listening to a speaker
THEIR
THEMSELVES
THERAPY—this is a new sign used mostly in academic circles, but it is gaining fast acceptance
THERE
thermometer (TEMPERATURE)
THEY
THEY—them
THREE
THUMB UP
thunder (SHAKE)
THURSDAY
TICKET
TIE
TIE KNOT
TIGER
TIME
TIME—the time of day as well as "time" in "three times" and "have a good time"
time
time indicators
TIRED—weary
titles
"to be," verb
TOAST
TOILET—bathroom, rest room
TOMATO
tomb (GRAVE)
TOMORROW
TOO MUCH
TOOTHACHE
TOOTHBRUSH—brush one's teeth
topic-comment statements
TORNADO
TOUCH—to experience a thing
TRAIN
TREES
TRUE—certain, certainly, indeed, real, really, sure, surely, truly, truth; used mainly to give emphasis to a state of being or condition
truth (TRUE)
TRY—attempt
TTY
TUESDAY
TURKEY
turn into (BECOME)
turn out to be (BECOME)
TV
TV, CABLE
TV, high-definition
TWO HOURS
TWO MONTHS
TWO YEARS AGO
TWO YEARS FROM NOW
UMBRELLA
UNCLE
UNDERSTAND—comprehend
uninteresting (DRY)
UNTIL
UP TILL NOW—to express the idea that an event has/has not been going on from some time in the past up until now, or up until very recently. It stands for the idea of "since" in "I haven't seen you since last Tuesday" and of "been" in "I've been sick for the last month"
USE
used to (LONG AGO)
USED UP—all gone
VACATION—free time
VARIOUS—et cetera
vegetables
VEHICLE—park vehicle; can stand for any type of conveyance (car, bus, train, airplane, motorcycle, bike, etc.)
verb directionality
verb tenses
VIDEO RELAY
video relay service
VIDEOPHONE
VIRUS
VISIT—This sign, combined with the AGENT sign makes "guest"
vlog
VOICE
VOLLEYBALL
VOTE—elect
WAIT—wait for
WANT
WASH CLOTHES
WASH FACE
WASH HANDS
WASHING MACHINE—laundry, laundromat
WASHINGTON—both the city and the state as well as George Washington
watch (LOOK)
WATER
WAVE
WE—for more than two persons
WE TWO
weary (TIRED)
weather
WEDNESDAY
WEEK
WEEK AGO
WEEKLY
WET
wh- sign questions
WHAT
WHAT SHRUG—This sign and the WHAT sign are essentially the same, but the WHAT SHRUG sign is used much more
WHEN (the DURING sign is used in sentences like "When I was a boy. . .," when no question is being asked)
WHERE
WHICH
WHISKEY
WHITE
WHO
WHOLE
WHY
wi-fi
WIFE
WILL—although this sign does refer to the future ("shall"), it is used much more to express intention
WIN
WIND
WINDOW—This sign must be made so that the "window" is opened, then shut. If only one movement is used, it will mean "Open the window" or "Shut the window"
WINE
winter (COLD)
WITH
WOMAN
WONDERFUL—Sunday
words versus signs
WORK—job
WORM
WORSHIP
WRITE—pen, pencil; any writing instrument
x-ray
YEAR
YELLOW
yes/no questions
YESTERDAY
yet (BUT)
YOU
YOU AND I
YOUNGER
YOUR
YOURSELF—This sign may also be used idiomatically in the same way as "Aloha" and "Shalom" are used, that is to say "Hello" and "Good-bye" and to wish someone the best of everything
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