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flag
has definitions from the fields of zoology,golf,games,psychology,botany
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[ noun ] emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
Used in print (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)We talked after I hailed his Jeep marked with the U._N. flag . |
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[ noun ] (psychology) an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality
Synonyms Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)The figure leapt from the box , almost lost its balance , the flag draped there tore in the air , the figure landed on its left leg , fell on its hands , and pressed itself up . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (botany) plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
Synonyms Used in print (Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)Dead fledgling birds , their squashed looking nakedness and the odor of decay that clung_to the hand when they had been buried in our graveyard in_front_of the purple flags . |
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[ verb ] provide with a flag
Examples "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately" Used in print (Rosemary Balckmon, "How Much Do You Tell When...)Then she catapults_into `` everything and everybody '' , putting particular violence on `` everybody '' , indicating to the linguist that this is a spot to flag - that_is , it is not congruent to the patient 's general style of speech up_to this point . Related terms |
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[ verb ] communicate or signal with a flag
Used in print (Rosemary Balckmon, "How Much Do You Tell When...)It flags such possible breakdowns of communication as rehearsed dialogue , the note of disapproval , ambivalence or ambiguity , annoyance , resentment , and the disinclination to speak at_all - this last often marked by a fade-in beginning of sentences . |
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[ noun ] a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
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[ noun ] (golf,games) flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
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[ verb ] decorate with flags
Examples "the building was flagged for the holiday" Related terms |
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[ noun ] stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
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