Other Definitions flag (enc)
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Flag| Noun | 1. | flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive designemblem - special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc. fanion - a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position jack - small flag indicating a ship's nationality tricolor, tricolour - a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag) flag of truce, white flag - flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce yellow jack - yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine | | | 2. | flag - plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepalsgenus Iris - large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes bearded iris - any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals) beardless iris - any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls) bulbous iris - any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb blue flag, Iris versicolor - a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally English iris, Iris xiphioides - bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow | | | 3. | flag - a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling devicepennant - a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering) red flag - a flag that serves as a warning signal; "we didn't swim at the beach because the red flag was up" | | | 4. | flag - 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.list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) | | | 5. | flag - flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green | | | 6. | flag - stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones | | | 7. | flag - a conspicuously marked or shaped tailCanis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body cervid, deer - distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers | | | Verb | 1. | flag - communicate or signal with a flagsignal, signalise, signalize, sign - communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" flag down - signal to stop; "Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to rain"; "The policeman flagged down our car" | | | 2. | flag - provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"mark - make or leave a mark on; "mark the trail so that we can find our way back" | | | 3. | flag - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautnessdrop down, sink, drop - fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" bag - hang loosely, like an empty bag | | | 4. | flag - decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday" | | | 5. | flag - become less intensedecrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | |
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