English dictionary
flag
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
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
- flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
noun
- 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.
noun
- a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
noun
- plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
verb
- become less intense
verb
- provide with a flag
verb
- communicate or signal with a flag
verb
- decorate with flags
verb
- droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
Example sentences
Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately
the building was flagged for the holiday