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flag

(fl/&/g )

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
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.(noun.communication)

Synonym:
masthead

source: wordnet30
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals(noun.plant)

Synonym:
fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily

source: wordnet30
a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device(noun.communication)

Synonym:
signal flag

source: wordnet30
flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
pin

source: wordnet30
stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
flagstone

source: wordnet30
a conspicuously marked or shaped tail(noun.animal)

source: wordnet30
That which flags or hangs down loosely.(noun)

source: webster1913
An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to either of the genera Iris and Acorus.(noun)

source: webster1913
A flat stone used for paving.(noun)

source: webster1913
One of the wing feathers next the body of a bird; -- called also flag feather.(noun)

source: webster1913

communicate or signal with a flag(verb.communication)

source: wordnet30
provide with a flag(verb.change)

Example:
Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately.

source: wordnet30
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness(verb.motion)

Synonym:
droop, sag, swag

source: wordnet30
decorate with flags(verb.creation)

Example:
The building was flagged for the holiday.

source: wordnet30
become less intense(verb.change)

Synonym:
ease off, ease up, slacken off

source: wordnet30
To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.(verb)

source: webster1913
To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness; as, to flag the wings.(verb)

source: webster1913
To signal to with a flag; as, to flag a train.(verb)

source: webster1913
To furnish or deck out with flags.(verb)

source: webster1913
To lay with flags of flat stones.(verb)

source: webster1913
To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, or the like to arouse the animal's curiosity.(verb)

source: webster1913

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