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Flags

/flæɡz/

A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.

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📖 Definitions of "Flags"

noun

1
A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
2
An exact representation of a flag (for example: a digital one used in websites).
3
A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.
4
(often used attributively) A signal flag.

verb

1
To furnish or deck out with flags.
2
To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.
3
(often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
"Please flag down a taxi for me."
4
To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.
"to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance"

verb

1
To weaken, become feeble.
"His strength flagged toward the end of the race."
2
To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
3
To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness.
"to flag the wings"
4
To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.

noun

1
Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Flags"

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Word	Definition
ensignnoun	A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.
flagstonenoun	A flat, rectangular piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing.
pinnoun	A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
swagnoun	(window coverings) A loop of draped fabric.
sagnoun	The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
slacken offverb	(intransitive) To slacken or lessen; to become less intense.
ease offverb	(ambitransitive) to reduce pressure; to become less serious
droopnoun	Something which is limp or sagging.
ease upverb	(informal, intransitive) To become more relaxed or less demanding.
slack offverb	(intransitive, informal) To be deliberately unproductive in one's work or study.
fleur-de-lisnoun	(heraldry) A design representing a flower whose three petals are joined together at the bottom (⚜, ⚜️), often used in heraldry, where it is particularly associated with the French monarchy.
sword lilynoun	gladiolus (flowering plant)
irisnoun	(anatomy) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).
national flag	A national flag is a flag that represents and symbolizes a given nation.
signal flagnoun	a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
bannernoun	Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
coloursnoun	(nautical) Flag denoting the nationality of a vessel, flown from the stern.
wingsnoun	A flip (hairstyle)
quartersnoun	(by extension) The place where someone or something lives.
lodgenoun	A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.