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flag 1 F0158100 (flăg)n.1. A piece of cloth, usually rectangular, of distinctive color and design, used as a symbol, standard, signal, or emblem.2. National or other allegiance, as symbolized by a flag: ships of the same flag.3. A ship carrying the flag of an admiral; a flagship.4. A marking device, such as a gummed strip of paper, attached to an object to attract attention or ease identification; a tab.5. The masthead of a newspaper.6. Music A cross stroke that halves the value of a note to which it is added.7. A distinctively shaped or marked tail, as of a dog or deer.8. Computers A variable or memory location that stores true-or-false, yes-or-no information.tr.v. flagged, flag·ging, flags 1. To mark with a flag or flags for identification or ornamentation: flag a parade route; flagging parts of a manuscript for later review.2. a. To signal with or as if with a flag.b. To signal to stop: flag down a passing car. [Origin unknown.]
flag 2 F0158100 (flăg)n. A plant, such as an iris or cattail, that has long sword-shaped leaves. [Middle English flagge, reed, of Scandinavian origin.]
flag 3 F0158100 (flăg)intr.v. flagged, flag·ging, flags To lose vigor or strength; weaken or diminish: The conversation flagged. [Possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flögra, to flap about.]
flag 4 F0158100 (flăg)n. A flagstone.tr.v. flagged, flag·ging, flags To pave with slabs of flagstone. [Middle English flagge, piece of turf, from Old Norse flaga, slab of stone; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]flags (flæɡz) pl n (Zoology) rare the long feathers on the leg of a hawk or falconFlags semaphoreany of various types of signaling systems using flags, mechanical arms, etc. — semaphorist, n. — semaphoric, semaphorical, adj.telelographa modified version of the semaphore, introduced at the end of the eighteenth century.vexillarya standard bearer.vexillologythe study of flags and flag design. — vexillologist, n. — vexillological, adj.vexillum1. a military Standard or banner carried by ancient Roman troops. 2. the men serving under such a banner.FlagsCommon name for iris.EncyclopediaSeeflagFinancialSeeFlagFLAGS
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FLAGS➣Fund for Lesbian and Gay Studies (Yale University; New Haven, CT) | FLAGS➣Finger Lakes Arts Grants and Services (New York) | FLAGS➣Foreign Language Association of Greater Sacramento (California) | FLAGS➣Foreign Language Academy of Global Studies High School (Bronx, NY) | FLAGS➣Family Literacy Alliance of Greater Syracuse (Syracuse, NY) | FLAGS➣Fear, Lust, Anger, Greed, Sympathy | FLAGS➣Fund for Lesbian and Gay Scholarship | FLAGS➣Far North Liquid and Gas System (Shell UK Ltd.) |
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