flag
Other forms: flags; flagged; flagging
A flag is a piece of cloth that represents a country, group, or institution. If you're particularly proud of your Irish heritage, you might fly an Irish flag in your front yard.
A real flag enthusiast might fly the American flag, their state flag, their city's flag, and the flag of their parents' birth countries. There are also flags used for signaling on ships at sea and during races and sporting events, and flags that represent armies or advertise products. When flag is used as a verb, it means "to lose energy or enthusiasm." When students start to flag in the afternoon, they tend to take a quick nap — sitting up at their desks.
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emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive designtypes:American flag, Old Glory, Star-Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripesthe national flag of the United States of Americabattle flaga flag that leads troops into battleJolly Roger, black flag, blackjack, pirate flaga flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate shipfaniona small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a positionjacksmall flag indicating a ship's nationalityflag of truce, white flagflag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truceyellow jackyellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantineensigncolors flown by a ship to show its nationalityoriflammea red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings
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a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling devicesynonyms: signal flagtypes:pennanta flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)red flaga flag that serves as a warning signalblue petera blue flag with a white square in the center indicates that the vessel is ready to sailtype of:visual signala signal that involves visual communication
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flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf greensynonyms: pintype of:golf equipmentsports equipment used in playing golf
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provide with a flag“Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately”type of:markmake or leave a mark on
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communicate or signal with a flag
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decorate with flags
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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.
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plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepalssynonyms: fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lilytypes:bearded irisany of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)beardless irisany of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)bulbous irisany of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulbIris foetidissima, gladdon, gladdon iris, roast beef plant, stinking gladwyn, stinking irisiris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North AfricaIris persica, Persian irisbulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowersIris pseudacorus, yellow flag, yellow iris, yellow water flagcommon yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivatedIris verna, dwarf iris, vernal irislow-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowersIris versicolor, blue flaga common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinallyEnglish iris, Iris xiphioidesbulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellowFlorentine iris, Iris florentina, Iris germanica florentina, orrisGerman iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizomeGerman iris, Iris germanicaa large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern EuropeGerman iris, Iris kochiiiris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers; similar to but smaller than Iris germanicaIris xiphium, Spanish iris, xiphium irisbulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowerstype of:iridaceous plantany bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
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stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stonessynonyms: flagstonetype of:paving stonea stone used for paving
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a conspicuously marked or shaped tailtype of:tailthe posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
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droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
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weaken or become less intense
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