symbol

Definition

  • noun: an action, object, event, etc., that expresses or represents a particular idea or quality
  • noun: an authoritative summary of faith or doctrine
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: creed, symbolize

Examples

  • The wearing of black clothing is often a 'symbol of' mourning in Western cultures.

  • The company's 'symbol' [='logo'] is a red umbrella.

  • “K” is the 'symbol for' a strikeout in baseball.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) But it's a good thing to have just as a threat. I'm gonna go do my dirt. Travis. Look. A piece of Errol Flynn's bathtub. Dig the symbols. "F- -----" The watermark. There's one person. There's two persons, and there's three persons. (..)
    1976 Taxi Driver