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1. | [ noun ] emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design | |
Related terms: | emblem colors banner battle_flag black_flag Stars_and_Bars white_flag standard Union_Jack tricolor pennant yellow_jack Stars_and_Stripes jack fanion | |
2. | [ noun ] (psychology) an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality | |
Synonyms: | ensign national_flag | |
Related terms: | emblem Stars_and_Bars american_flag Stars_and_Stripes | |
3. | [ noun ] (botany) plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals | |
Synonyms: | fleur-de-lis sword_lily iris | |
Related terms: | iridaceous_plant beardless_iris Persian_iris bulbous_iris dwarf_iris stinking_iris bearded_iris yellow_iris dwarf_iris blue_flag southern_blue_flag English_iris genus_Iris | |
4. | [ verb ] provide with a flag | |
Examples: | "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately" |
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Related terms: | mark | |
5. | [ verb ] communicate or signal with a flag | |
Related terms: | sign flag_down | |
6. | [ verb ] become less intense | |
Synonyms: | ease_up slack_off slacken_off ease_off | |
Related terms: | decrease | |
7. | [ noun ] a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device | |
Synonyms: | signal_flag | |
Related terms: | visual_signal red_flag code_flag pennant | |
8. | [ noun ] (golf,games) flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green | |
Synonyms: | pin | |
Related terms: | golf_equipment | |
9. | [ verb ] droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness | |
Synonyms: | sag droop swag | |
Related terms: | sink slump bag sag | |
10. | [ verb ] decorate with flags | |
Examples: | "the building was flagged for the holiday" |
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Related terms: | decorate | |
11. | [ noun ] stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones | |
Synonyms: | flagstone | |
Related terms: | paving_stone | |
12. | [ noun ] a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. | |
Synonyms: | masthead | |
Related terms: | list | |
13. | [ noun ] (zoology) a conspicuously marked or shaped tail | |
Related terms: | tail dog deer | |
Similar spelling: |
Flagg Flug flog flowage Fleig Flaig Flecha flux floc flex flax flak |