flag
/flˈæɡ/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
noun
- emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
- 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.
- plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
- 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
- a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
verb
- communicate or signal with a flag
- provide with a flag
“Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately” - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
- decorate with flags
“the building was flagged for the holiday” - become less intense
Synonyms for flag
Words that rhyme with flag
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