nounπShareSomething serving as an expression of something else."The small gifts were tokens of our appreciation for all her hard work. "signcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA keepsake."Please accept this bustier as a token of our time together."culturetraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a substitute for money; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services."A book token is the easiest option for a Christmas gift."businesseconomyfinancevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(sometimes figurative) Evidence, proof; a confirming detail; physical trace, mark, footprint."The muddy footprints on the floor were clear tokens of the dog's recent trip inside. "signmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSupport for a belief; grounds for an opinion."The small number of students attending class this week were discouraging tokens of the course's popularity. "theoryphilosophyattitudepointstatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power."The sudden healing of her blindness was seen by many as one of the tokens of divine intervention. "religionsupernaturaltheologysignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction."The turnstile required special tokens to allow passengers onto the subway. "technologycomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA seal guaranteeing the quality of an item."The jeweler confirmed the diamond's authenticity with several tokens stamped directly onto the certificate and the stone's girdle. "qualityitembusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomething given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith."The casino chips served as tokens, representing the cash value each player wagered. "signpoliticsgovernmentrightlawvalueassetbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA tally."Here are the tokens we collected after each successful task; let's count them to see who has the most. "numberstatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA particular thing to which a concept applies."In many games, plastic chips are used as tokens to represent money or points. "thingitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing."The computer program broke the sentence into individual tokens like "the," "cat," and "sat." "computinglanguagewordtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network."In the computer lab, only students with tokens can access the high-performance computers, ensuring everyone gets a fair turn. "computingtechnologysystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data."Instead of storing real credit card numbers, the website uses tokens to represent them, protecting customers' financial data. "computingtechnologyinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(grammar) A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier."The programming language compiler breaks down the code into individual tokens, like variable names, operators, and keywords. "grammarlanguagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(corpus linguistics) A single example of a certain word in a text or corpus."In the short story, the word "happy" appears as three separate tokens, even though it's the same word. "linguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health."After a week of fever, the return of her appetite and energy were welcome tokens of her recovery from the flu. "medicinesignbodydiseaseconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death."As the fever raged, the nurse noticed dreadful tokens blooming on the patient's skin, signaling that the end was near. "medicinebodysigndiseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareTen and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides."The printer delivered two tokens of paper, enough for the entire project. "stationerynumberwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of these with each corf or tub he has hewn."Each miner placed his tokens on the full coal tubs so the foreman knew who to credit for the work. "materialitemworkindustrysignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance."After finding only tokens of coal in the initial dig, the mining team decided to explore deeper, hoping to find the main coal seam nearby. "geologymaterialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines."The signalman handed the driver the tokens to authorize the train's passage onto the single-track section. "technicalmachinevehiclecommunicationsignalsystemhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareIn a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use."The weaver followed the sequence of colored tokens on the loom to know when to switch between the red and blue shuttles. "technicalmachineindustrymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(Church of Scotland) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper."Before receiving communion in the old Scottish church, each member was given tokens as proof they were eligible to participate in the Lord's Supper. "religiontheologyritualChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo betoken, indicate, portend, designate, denote"The dark clouds tokened a coming storm, so we rushed inside. "signlanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo betroth"The young nobleman tokened his love and intention to marry the farmer's daughter with a beautiful ring. "familytraditioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo symbolize, instantiate"The graduation ceremony tokens the completion of years of hard work and dedication. "technologycomputinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading