The third syllable in a name indicates one's function--leader, worker, teacher.

In "Hairspray," the hooks indicate the genre of the song and also its function in the score.

Not all cabs have clear signs indicating their function, at least not always in the traditional sense.

It was a large clay vase whose odor plainly indicated its function.

That indicates his function in the company.

They are shaped and positioned to clearly indicate their function on the model:

Sloan walked over to the end of the console where a half-dozen interphones, color coded to indicate their function, sat in a row.

Moreover, many cases where structures of the Papez circuit have been damaged show changes that indicate its real function.

Once tested, the modules were potted in a compound whose colour indicated their function.

Each tile is adorned with an icon that indicates the tile's respective function.