flag
/flaɡ/noun, verb1 syllable
Flag means: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
Synonyms for flag13
noun, as in plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
noun, as in 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, as in a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
noun, as in flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
noun, as in stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
verb, as in droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
verb, as in become less intense
What does flag mean?12
noun
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
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.
a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
verb
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
become less intense
communicate or signal with a flag
provide with a flag“Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately”
decorate with flags“the building was flagged for the holiday”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with flag?18
Flag in a sentence
- Algeria's flag has three colors: green, white and red.MisterBrown
- Kabylia has its own flag, its national anthem and its own constitution.Igider
- During the pandemic, there were even more flag-wavers in our society.Jokubas
- Gabriel waved his hand to flag down a passing taxi, eager to get home.Amastan
- As a mark of respect, the flag was lowered to half mast.sundown
- After a while, his enthusiasm began to flag.rul
- When the school day starts, the students raise the national flag.jiraixu
- Once raised, the flag will never be lowered again.Nicat
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Forms of flag
as a noun
- plural
- flags
as a verb
- past tense
- flagged
- present participle
- flagging
- third-person singular
- flags
- past participle
- flagged