ASL signs for plants, animals, landscapes, and the environment. Front: the English word. Back: a written description of the sign's handshape, hand location, and movement.
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- Tree
- Non-dominant forearm held horizontal, dominant forearm upright on the elbow with an open 5 hand wiggling at the top, then twisting at the wrist, representing a tree trunk and branches.
- Flower
- Fingertips of a flattened O hand touch one side of the nose, then the other side, mimicking smelling a flower.
- Grass
- Both 5 hands, fingers pointing up, brush upward from near the ground, representing blades of grass.
- Mountain
- The sign for ROCK, a fist tapping the back of the other fist, combined with tracing an upward peak shape with both hands.
- Lake
- The sign for WATER, a W hand tapping the chin, combined with both flat hands outlining a wide, flat area.
- Ocean / sea
- The sign for WATER combined with both 5 hands undulating in a wave-like motion, representing ocean waves.
- Forest
- Repeated TREE signs made across the signing space, representing multiple trees side by side.
- Desert
- Both flat hands sweep low and outward across the signing space, sometimes combined with a squinting expression for heat and dryness.
- Rock / stone
- The knuckles of one fist tap twice on the back of the other fist, representing hardness.
- Soil / dirt
- Both curved hands rub fingers and thumb together near waist height, mimicking crumbling earth.
- Sky
- Right flat hand sweeps in an arc overhead, indicating the space above.
- Star
- Both index fingers, pointing up, alternate brushing upward past each other, representing twinkling.
- Moon
- Right curved C hand, or bent hand, taps near the side of the forehead, referencing the shape of a crescent moon.
- Sun
- Right F hand near the head opens and moves upward and outward, representing sunlight radiating.
- Animal
- Both curved 5 hands rest on the chest and move slightly in and out, referencing the rise and fall of an animal's ribcage while breathing.
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