augury

indication; symbolism, symbolization; semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics; Zeitgeist., [means of recognition] lineament, feature, trait, characteristic, diagnostic; divining rod; cloven hoof; footfall., sign, symbol; index, indice, indicator; point, pointer; exponent, note, token, symptom; dollar mark., type, figure, emblem, cipher, device; representation; epigraph, motto, posy., gesture, gesticulation; pantomime; wink, glance, leer; nod, shrug, beck; touch, nudge; dactylology, dactylonomy; freemasonry, telegraphy, chirology, byplay, dumb show; cue; hint; clue, clew, key, scent., signal, signal post; rocket, blue light; watch fire, watch tower; telegraph, semaphore, flagstaff; cresset, fiery cross; calumet; heliograph; guidon; headlight., mark, scratch, line, stroke, dash, score, stripe, streak, tick, dot, point, notch, nick; asterisk, red letter, italics, sublineation, underlining, jotting; print; imprint, impress, impression; note, annotation; blaze, cedilla, guillemets, hachure; quotation marks, tilde., [For identification] badge, criterion; countercheck, countermark, countersign, counterfoil; duplicate, tally; label, ticket, billet, letter, counter, check, chip, chop; dib; totem; tessera, card, bill; witness, voucher; stamp; cachet; trademark, hallmark; signature, autograph, autography; attestation; hand, handwriting, sign manual; cipher; seal, sigil, signet; paraph, brand; superscription; indorsement, endorsement; title, heading, docket; mot de passe, mot du guet; pass-parole; shibboleth; password, watchword, catchword; address card, visiting card; carte de visite; credentials (evidence); open sesame; timbrology., insignia; banner, banneret, bannerol; bandrol; flag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum, oriflamb, oriflamme; figurehead; ensign; pennon, pennant, pendant; burgee, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jack; banderole, "old glory" [U.S.], quarantine flag; vexillum; yellow-flag, yellow jack; tricolor, stars and stripes; bunting., heraldry, crest; coat of arms, arms; armorial bearings, hatchment; escutcheon, scutcheon; shield, supporters; livery, uniform; cockade, epaulet, chevron; garland, love knot, favor., [Of locality] beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, cock, weathercock; guidepost, handpost, fingerpost, directing post, signpost; pillars of Hercules, pharos; bale-fire, beacon-fire; l'etoile du Nord; landmark, seamark; lighthouse, balize; polestar, loadstar, lodestar; cynosure, guide; address, direction, name; sign, signboard., [Of the future] warning [more]; omen; prefigurement. [Of the past] trace, record [more]. [Of danger] warning [more]; alarm., [Of authority] scepter [more]. [Of triumph] trophy [more]., [Of quantity] gauge [more]., [Of distance] milestone, milepost., [Of disgrace] brand, fool's cap., [For detection] check, telltale; test (experiment); mileage ticket; milliary., notification (information); advertisement (publication)., word of command, call; bugle call, trumpet call; bell, alarum, cry; battle cry, rallying cry; angelus; reveille; sacring bell, sanctus bell., exposition (explanation), proof (evidence) [more]; pattern (prototype).

indicate; be the sign of; denote, betoken; argue, testify (evidence); bear the impress of; connote, connotate., represent, stand for; typify (prefigure); symbolize., put an indication, put a mark; note, mark, stamp, earmark; blaze; label, ticket, docket; dot, spot, score, dash, trace, chalk; print; imprint, impress; engrave, stereotype., make a sign signalize; underscore; give a signal, hang out a signal; beckon; nod; wink, glance, leer, nudge, shrug, tip the wink; gesticulate; raise the finger, hold up the finger, raise the hand, hold up the hand; saw the air, "suit the action to the word" [Hamlet]., wave a banner, unfurl a banner, hoist a banner, hang out a banner; wave the hand, wave a kerchief; give the cue (inform); show one's colors; give an alarm, sound an alarm; beat the drum, sound the trumpets, raise a cry., sign, seal, attest (evidence); underline (give importance to); call attention to (attention); give notice (inform).

indicating, indicative, indicatory; denotative, connotative; diacritical, representative, typical, symbolic, pantomimic, pathognomonic, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, diagnostic, exponential, emblematic, armorial; individual (special)., known by, recognizable by; indicated; pointed, marked., [Capable of being denoted] denotable; indelible.

in token of; symbolically; in dumb show.

omen, portent, presage, prognostic, augury, auspice; sign (indication); harbinger (precursor); yule candle., bird of ill omen; signs of the times; gathering clouds; warning., prefigurement.

ill-boding.

oracle; prophet, seer, soothsayer, augur, fortuneteller, witch, geomancer, aruspex; aruspice, haruspice; haruspex; Sibyl; Python, Pythoness; Pythia; Pythian oracle, Delphian oracle; Monitor, Sphinx, Tiresias, Cassandra, Sibylline leaves; Zadkiel, Old Moore; sorcerer; interpreter.

prediction, announcement; program, programme (plan); premonition (warning); prognosis, prophecy, vaticination, mantology, prognostication, premonstration; augury, auguration; ahariolation, hariolation; foreboding, aboding; bodement, abodement; omniation, omniousness; auspices, forecast; omen; horoscope, nativity; sooth, soothsaying; fortunetelling; divination; necromancy., [Divination by the stars] astrology, horoscopy, judicial astrology., [Place of prediction] adytum., prefiguration, prefigurement; prototype, type.

predict, prognosticate, prophesy, vaticinate, divine, foretell, soothsay, augurate, tell fortunes; cast a horoscoppe, cast a nativity; advise; forewarn., presage, augur, bode; abode, forebode; foretoken, betoken; prefigure, preshow; portend; foreshow, foreshadow; shadow forth, typify, pretypify, ominate, signify, point to., usher in, herald, premise, announce; lower., hold out expectation, raise expectation, excite expectation, excite hope; bid fair, promise, lead one to expect; be the precursor.

predicting; predictive, prophetic; fatidic, fatidical; vaticinal, oracular, fatiloquent, harupsical, Sibylline; weatherwise., ominous, portentous, augurous, agurial, agural; auspicial, auspicious; prescious, monitory, extispicious, premonitory, significant of, pregnant with, bit with the fate of.

warning, early warning, caution, caveat; notice (information); premonition, premonishment; prediction; contraindication, lesson, dehortation; admonition, monition; alarm., handwriting on the wall, mene mene tekel upharsin, red flag, yellow flag; fog-signal, foghorn; siren; monitor, warning voice, Cassandra, signs of the times, Mother Cary's chickens, stormy petrel, bird of ill omen, gathering clouds, clouds in the horizon, death watch., watchtower, beacon, signal post; lighthouse (indication of locality)., sentinel, sentry; watch, watchman; watch and ward; watchdog, bandog, housedog; patrol, patrolman, vedette, picket, bivouac, scout, spy, spial; undercover agent, mole, plainclothesman; advanced guard, rear guard; lookout., cautiousness.

warn, caution; forewarn, prewarn; admonish, premonish; give notice, give warning, dehort; menace (threaten); put on one's guard; sound the alarm; croak., beware, ware; take warning, take heed at one's peril; keep watch and ward (care).

warning; premonitory, monitory, cautionary; admonitory, admonitive; sematic., warned, forewarned; on one's guard (careful) [more], (cautious) [more].

in terrorem (threat).