flag
1. emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design (Freq. 31)
• Hypernyms:
emblem
• Hyponyms:
American flag, Stars and Stripes, Star-Spangled Banner, Old Glory, banner,
streamer, battle flag, black flag, pirate flag, Jolly Roger, blackjack,
colors, colours, fanion, jack, pennant, pennon,
waft, standard, Stars and Bars, Confederate flag, tricolor, tricolour,
tricolour, Union flag, white flag, flag of truce, yellow jack,
national flag, ensign
2. 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. (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
masthead
• Hypernyms:
list, listing
3. plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
iris, fleur-de-lis, sword lily
• Hypernyms:
iridaceous plant
• Hyponyms:
bearded iris, beardless iris, bulbous iris, dwarf iris, Iris cristata,
stinking iris, gladdon, gladdon iris, stinking gladwyn, roast beef plant, Iris foetidissima,
Persian iris, Iris persica, yellow iris, yellow flag, yellow water flag, Iris pseudacorus,
vernal iris, Iris verna, blue flag, Iris versicolor, southern blue flag, Iris virginica,
English iris, Iris xiphioides
• Member Holonyms:
genus Iris
4. a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
• Syn:
signal flag
• Hypernyms:
visual signal
• Hyponyms:
pennant, code flag, nautical signal flag, red flag
5. flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
• Syn:
pin
• Hypernyms:
golf equipment
6. stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
• Syn:
flagstone
• Hypernyms:
paving stone
7. a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
• Hypernyms:
tail
• Part Holonyms:
deer, cervid, dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris
1. communicate or signal with a flag (Freq. 1)
• See Also:
flag down
• Hypernyms:
sign, signal, signalize, signalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
2. provide with a flag (Freq. 1)
- Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately
• Hypernyms:
mark
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
• Syn:
sag, droop, swag
• Derivationally related forms:
droop (for: droop), sag (for: sag)
• Hypernyms:
sink, drop, drop down
• Hyponyms:
slump, slouch, bag
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
4. become less intense
• Syn:
ease up, ease off, slacken off
• Hypernyms:
decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. decorate with flags
- the building was flagged for the holiday
• Hypernyms:
decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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