Dictionary entry details
• FLAG (noun)
Meaning:
Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flag" is a kind of...):
emblem (special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flag"):
ensign; national flag (an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality)
yellow jack (yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine)
flag of truce; white flag (flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce)
Union flag; Union Jack (national flag of the United Kingdom)
tricolor; tricolour (a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag))
Confederate flag; Stars and Bars (the first flag of the Confederate States of America)
standard (any distinctive flag)
pennant; pennon; streamer; waft (a long flag; often tapering)
jack (small flag indicating a ship's nationality)
fanion (a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position)
colors; colours (a flag that shows its nationality)
black flag; blackjack; Jolly Roger; pirate flag (a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship)
battle flag (a flag that leads troops into battle)
banner; streamer (long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising)
American flag; Old Glory; Star-Spangled Banner; Stars and Stripes (the national flag of the United States of America)
Meaning:
Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
iris; fleur-de-lis; flag; sword lily
Hypernyms ("flag" is a kind of...):
iridaceous plant (any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flag"):
English iris; Iris xiphioides (bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow)
Iris virginica; southern blue flag (similar to blue flag; the eastern United States)
blue flag; Iris versicolor (a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally)
dwarf iris; Iris verna; vernal iris (low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers)
Iris pseudacorus; yellow flag; yellow iris; yellow water flag (common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated)
Iris persica; Persian iris (bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers)
gladdon; gladdon iris; Iris foetidissima; roast beef plant; stinking gladwyn; stinking iris (iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa)
dwarf iris; Iris cristata (low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States)
bulbous iris (any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb)
beardless iris (any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls))
bearded iris (any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals))
Holonyms ("flag" is a member of...):
genus Iris (large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes)
Meaning:
A rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
signal flag; flag
Hypernyms ("flag" is a kind of...):
visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flag"):
red flag (a flag that serves as a warning signal)
code flag; nautical signal flag (one of an international code of flag signals used between ships)
pennant (a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering))
Meaning:
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.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
masthead; flag
Hypernyms ("flag" is a kind of...):
list; listing (a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics))
Meaning:
Flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
flag; pin
Hypernyms ("flag" is a kind of...):
golf equipment (sports equipment used in playing golf)
Meaning:
Stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
flagstone; flag
Hypernyms ("flag" is a kind of...):
paving stone (a stone used for paving)
Meaning:
A conspicuously marked or shaped tail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("flag" is a kind of...):
tail (the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body)
Holonyms ("flag" is a part of...):
Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)
cervid; deer (distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)
• FLAG (verb)
Meaning:
Communicate or signal with a flag
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "flag" is one way to...):
sign; signal; signalise; signalize (communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Also:
flag down (signal to stop)
Meaning:
Provide with a flag
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately
Hypernyms (to "flag" is one way to...):
mark (make or leave a mark on)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
droop; sag; swag; flag
Hypernyms (to "flag" is one way to...):
drop; drop down; sink (fall or drop to a lower place or level)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "flag"):
slouch; slump (assume a drooping posture or carriage)
bag (hang loosely, like an empty bag)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Decorate with flags
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
the building was flagged for the holiday
Hypernyms (to "flag" is one way to...):
adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Become less intense
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
ease off; slacken off; ease up; flag
Hypernyms (to "flag" is one way to...):
decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
