Search and compare thousands of words and phrases in American Sign Language (ASL). The largest collection online.
How to sign: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
"the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role";
Similiar / Same: role, office, part
Categories: duty
Within this category: capacity, hat, portfolio, second fiddle, stead
How to sign: a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set
Similiar / Same: mathematical function
Categories: mathematical relation
Within this category: exponential, inverse function, Kronecker delta, mapping, metric function, operator, threshold function, transformation, trigonometric function
How to sign: perform as expected when applied
"The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore";
Similiar / Same: operate, work, run, go
Within this category: cut, double, roll, run, service
How to sign: a vaguely specified social event
"the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions";
Similiar / Same: social occasion, social function, occasion, affair
Categories: social event
Within this category: celebration, ceremony, fundraiser, party, photo opportunity, sleepover
How to sign: a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
Similiar / Same: subroutine, subprogram, routine, procedure
Categories: package, software, software package, software system
Within this category: cataloged procedure, contingency procedure, library routine, random number generator, recursive routine, reusable routine, supervisory routine, tracing routine, utility routine
