FLAGS

Definition

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.
5. The use of a flag, especially to indicate the start of a race or other event.

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”
5. (often with up) To note, mark or point out for attention.
   “I've flagged up the need for further investigation into this.”

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.

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

1. A slice of turf; a sod.
2. A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.
3. Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.

1. To pave with flagstones.
   “Fred is planning to flag his patio this weekend.”

1. A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc.
2. A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.
3. The bushy tail of a dog such as a setter.
4. A hook attached to the stem of a written note that assigns its rhythmic value

Source: Wiktionary

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