Home › Words › S › signpostsignpost/ˈsaɪnˌpoʊst/signpost means A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, signpost ranks #1,765 of 42,747 for Qualifying.signpost is pronounced /ˈsaɪnˌpoʊst/.EtymologyFrom sign + post.nounA post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.e.g.“Dozens of signposts have been stolen, forcing the local authorities to put up the sign at a 2m height and embed it in theft-resistant concrete when putting up replacements.” — 2020 November 26, Philip Oltermann in Berlin, “Fugging hell: tired of mockery, Austrian village changes name”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2021:A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.e.g.“In the first example — Dance revolutionised Burma — you know the middle word is the signpost as revolutionised is too long to be the fodder (or letters to scramble). […] And bang, out jumps RUMBA.” — 2012, David Astle, Puzzled: Secrets and clues from a life in words:verbTo install signposts on.e.g.“The route wasn't signposted, and we got lost on the way.”To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.To signal (something) intentionally, as if with a signpost.To signal (something) intentionally, as if with a signpost.; To indicate (as the logical progress of a discourse) using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum up, as I was saying, etc.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).