flag

Nouns

• (n) emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
• (n) 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. masthead,
• (n) plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily,
• (n) a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device signal flag,
• (n) flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green pin,
• (n) stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones flagstone,
• (n) a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

Verbs

• (v) communicate or signal with a flag
• (v) provide with a flag
  • Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately
• (v) droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness droop, sag, swag,
• (v) decorate with flags
  • the building was flagged for the holiday
• (v) become less intense ease off, slacken off, ease up,

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