Flag
[flæg]
Definition
(noun.) a conspicuously marked or shaped tail.
(noun.) emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design.
(noun.) stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones.
(noun.) a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device.
(verb.) provide with a flag; 'Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately'.
(verb.) communicate or signal with a flag.
(verb.) decorate with flags; 'the building was flagged for the holiday'.
Checked by Aida--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
(v. i.) To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish; as, the spirits flag; the streugth flags.
(v. t.) To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness; as, to flag the wings.
(v. t.) To enervate; to exhaust the vigor or elasticity of.
(n.) That which flags or hangs down loosely.
(n.) A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask information; -- commonly attached to a staff to be waved by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors; as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag.
(n.) A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc.
(n.) A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.
(n.) The bushy tail of a dog, as of a setter.
(v. t.) To signal to with a flag; as, to flag a train.
(v. t.) To convey, as a message, by means of flag signals; as, to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance.
(n.) An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to either of the genera Iris and Acorus.
(v. t.) To furnish or deck out with flags.
(n.) A flat stone used for paving.
(n.) Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.
(v. t.) To lay with flags of flat stones.
Checker: Sandra
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [1]. Hang loose.[2]. Languish, droop, faint, decline, pine, become weak, grow languid, lose vigor.
n. [1]. Flag-stone, flat paving stone.[2]. Banner, streamer, colors, standard, pennon, pennant, ensign.
Typed by Ellie
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Droop, pine, weary, tire, give_in, faint, succumb, languish, decline
ANT:Hold, freshen, flourish, persevere, battle, struggle, persist, recruit,recover
Edited by Ian
Definition
n. a popular name for many plants with sword-shaped leaves mostly growing in moist situations sometimes specially the species of iris or flower-de-luce—esp. the yellow flag: the acorus or sweet flag: (B.) reed-grass.—ns. Flag′-bas′ket a basket made of reeds for carrying tools; Flag′giness.—adj. Flag′gy abounding in flags.—n. Flag′-worm a worm or grub bred among flags or reeds.
n. a stone that separates in flakes or layers: a flat stone used for paving—also Flag′stone.—v.t. to pave with flagstones.—n. Flag′ging flagstones: a pavement of flagstones.
n. the ensign of a ship or of troops: a banner.—v.t. to decorate with flags: to inform by flag-signals.—ns. Flag′-cap′tain in the navy the captain of the ship which bears the admiral's flag; Flag′-lieuten′ant an officer in a flag-ship corresponding to an aide-de-camp in the army; Flag′-off′icer a naval officer privileged to carry a flag denoting his rank—admiral vice-admiral rear-admiral or commodore; Flag′-ship the ship in which an admiral sails and which carries his flag; Flag′staff a staff or pole on which a flag is displayed.—Flag of distress a flag displayed as a signal of distress—usually upside down or at half-mast; Flag of truce a white flag displayed during war when some pacific communication is intended between the hostile parties; Black flag a pirate's flag pirates generally; Dip the flag to lower the flag and then hoist it—a token of respect; Hang out the red flag to give a challenge to battle; Strike or Lower the flag to pull it down as a token of respect submission or surrender; White flag an emblem of peace; Yellow flag hoisted to show pestilence on board also over ships &c. in quarantine and hospitals &c. in time of war.
v.i. to grow languid or spiritless.—pr.p. flag′ging; pa.p. flagged.—n. Flag′giness.—adj. Flag′gy limp flabby.
Editor: Megan
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of your national flag, portends victory if at war, and if at peace, prosperity. For a woman to dream of a flag, denotes that she will be ensnared by a soldier. To dream of foreign flags, denotes ruptures and breach of confidence between nations and friends. To dream of being signaled by a flag, denotes that you should be careful of your health and name, as both are threatened.
Editor: Sharon
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as certain signs that one sees on vacant lots in London— 'Rubbish may be shot here. '
Checker: Olivier
Examples
- The flag drops and covers the eyes of the animal so that he is at a loss what to do; it is jerked from him and the torment is renewed. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It was the luck of Britain that they remained, though dissentient in spirit, under the British flag. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Down the tracks a way was a flag-station and I could see soldiers on guard. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Some of his men had snatched a flag from the parapet of the fort, and others had taken a horse from the inside of the stockade. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Soon after a white flag was received, requesting a suspension of hostilities pending negotiations for a surrender. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Soon two persons were seen coming towards our lines bearing a white flag. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He turned to me saying: Things have come to a ---- pretty pass when a free people can't choose their own flag. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- We played with flags, I said. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The lofty gateways are graced with statues, and the broad floors are all laid in polished flags of marble. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Then, amid cheers of encouragement from the immense throng that was watching, he turned sharply past the starting-tower and flew between the flags that marked the starting-line. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- They seemed to be very fond of coming up on steamers under flags of truce. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Amelia could hardly walk along the flags and up the steps into the parlour. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The bridges are of a single span--a single arch--of cut stone, without a support, and paved on top with flags of lava and ornamental pebblework. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The park was speckled by tents, whose flaunting colours and gaudy flags, waving in the sunshine, added to the gaiety of the scene. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- A tall, stout official had come down the stone-flagged passage, in a peaked cap and frogged jacket. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The poor relations caught the people who they thought would like it, and, when the game flagged, got caught themselves. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- When we were left alone in the stone-flagged kitchen, it was astonishing how rapidly that sprained ankle recovered. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The talk often flagged between us when we were alone. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It had been easy enough to write the date, and Dear Mr. Rosedale--but after that her inspiration flagged. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- A stone-flagged passage, with the kitchens branching away from it, led by a wooden staircase directly to the first floor of the house. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The institution never flagged for want of a story, I am certain; and the wine lasted out almost as well as the matter. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- This magnificent indifference to placing his safety in peril for the second time, revived the flagging interest of the worshippers in the hero. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Let me amuse myself by teasing mamma: I will assert that she is flagging. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- My flagging spirits asked for something to speak to the affections; and not finding it, I drooped. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I was unharmed except for a slight bruise upon my forehead where it had struck the stone flagging as I fell. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- No, said Grandfer Cantle, his countenance slightly flagging. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
Checker: Pamela