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Food
Dominant flat "O" hand with the fingers and thumb facing the mouth taps on mouth twice
100
Pool
Relax both hands so the fingers are slightly bent. With the knuckles facing each other and the palms facing out, move the hands out twice, like you are swimming. (can also be fingerspelled)
100
Swim
Both palm-down flat hands with tips of fingers of both hands in contact in neutral space, diverge apart in arc motion twice. (same as pool)
100
Summer
changes from a "1" hand into an "x" hand as you pull the hand across your forehead. Think of "wiping the sweat from your brow.”
100
Lemonade
To sign "Lemonade" in American Sign Language (ASL), form an "L" handshape with your dominant hand and position it near your cheek, palm facing your cheek. Bend your index finger twice. Next, form a "C" handshape with your dominant hand, position it near your mouth with your thumb touching your chin, and move your hand to your mouth, mimicking the action of taking a sip.
200
Hamburger
Loosely bent, palm-down dominant hand is in interlock with the non-dominant palm-up hand. Then switch palm orientation.
200
Beach
Dominant horizontal "5" hand, palm down on top of non-dominant palm-down "5" hand, slides outward twice while fingers of dominant hand wiggle.
200
Eat
taking your dominant hand, forming a flat ASL letter O sign, and tapping your fingers to your mouth once
200
Sweat
make fists near the top of your head on either side of your face. Then move them down while releasing into a 5 handshape
200
Shopping
To sign "shop" do a repeated version of the sign buy. Use a smaller movement but do it twice. Start the right hand from a position behind and above the left hand. Then bring it forward and down so it brushes along the left palm and continues forward out in front of the left hand.
300
Hotdog
Dominant horizontal "H" hand, its palm facing in/left, a little above non-dominant copped palm-up hand, taps twice onto non-dominant palm.
300
Vacation
Two-handed "5" handshapes (palm orientations facing each other), tapping twice on the upper chest (each hand near its shoulder).
300
Fly
Take your outstretched hand and tuck in your middle and ring fingers. Then move your hand diagonally across your body and face, like any winged transport or animal that flies across the sky.
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300
Hot
Use a "claw" handshape. Move it outward and downward from your mouth. Do it quickly. The stronger and faster the movement, the hotter the temperature.
300
Ocean
To do the sign for "ocean," use both open relaxed "5"-hands to show the movement of the ocean. The hand move up and down (and a little bit forward) as if two waves are passing under.
400
Watermelon
Dominant "6" hand with its tip of forefinger in contact with chin; then, flick twice with forefinger and thumb of dominant "8" hand on top of non-dominant palm-down hand.
400
Travel
Dominant "clawed 2" hand (handshape) with the palm half down or half outward (orientation) in space (location) moves in a semi-circular motion -- slightly rightward, upward, and leftward (movement).
400
Tan
use a "T" handshape and slide the side of your index finger down your cheek once.
400
Sun
Draw a circle with the pointer finger up over your head. Open up the hand so all the fingers are out and the palm faces the top of the head
400
Book
place your hands flat with palms touching, little fingers below and thumbs above. Open your hands while keeping the edges of your little fingers aligned and palms facing up.
500
Icecream
Dominant "S" handshape or fist with the top of forefinger facing the mouth moves downward twice
500
Lake
To sign "Lake" in American Sign Language (ASL), first sign water and then starting from the ASL letter 'L' sign on both hands, hold them together near your body, then separating as they form a circle away from the body, end by joining your 'L' hands together again further in front of your body.
500
Camping
Use a small double movement.
The tips of the index finger, pinkie, and thumb touch, move apart slightly, and touch again.
500
Sunscreen
sign sun, then make an x using both hands, and rub your non-dominant arm
500
Sunglasses
There are two components of this compound word (sign) in it. Dominant flat "O" hand held in upper space near the headside twists inward and then one-handed or two-handed "claw-L" handshape taps with its/their thumbs on the cheek(s) below the eye(s).