A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.
An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction.
An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing.
A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.
A keepsake.
A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a substitute for money; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.
Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion.
A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
A meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data.
A 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.
A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.
A particular thing to which a concept applies.
A single example of a certain word in a text or corpus.
An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power.
Something serving as an expression of something else.
A small physical object, often designed to give the appearance of a common thing, used to represent a person or character in a board game or other situation.
A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.
Ten 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.
Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.
A member of a group of people that is included within a larger group to comply with a legal or social requirement.
A tally.
A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.
A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sent one of these with each corf or tub he had hewn.
A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.
To betroth
To symbolize, instantiate
To betoken, indicate, portend, designate, denote
Done as an indication or a pledge.
Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
He was hired as the company's token black person.
Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity.
Underclay in a coal mine.
Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer.
A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
An option, usually issued together with another security and with a term at issue greater than a year, to buy other securities of the issuer.
Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof.
A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness.
An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
To justify; to give grounds for.
To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something).
To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.).
To guarantee as being true; (colloquial) to believe strongly.