BSL dictionary
British Sign Language signs from A to Z
Browse our collection of BSL signs, with illustrations and short descriptions. Free to use, with no sign-up needed.
Signs can vary by region and community. Each entry shows one commonly used version.
485 signs in the dictionary, and growing.
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S
Sad
Sandwich
Santa
Santa
Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Satellite
Saturday
Saturday
Sausages
School
School
Science
Scissors
Scotland
Scottish
Sea
Secret
Secretary
Seven (7)
Shark
Sheep
Ship
Shoe
Shoes
Sick
Sign
Sign Language
Signing
Silence
Sister
Sit
Six (6)
Sleep
Slow
Slowly
Snake
Snow
Social Worker
Sock
Socks
Soft
Sorry
Soup
Space
Space Rocket
Spider
Spouse
Spring
Squirrel
Stocking
Submarine
Sugar
Summer
Sun
Sunday
Supper
Support
Swear
Swear
Swim
Swimming
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