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flag

[ US /ˈfɫæɡ/ ]
[ UK /flˈæɡ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
  2. a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
  3. 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.
  4. emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
  5. plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
  6. stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
  7. flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
VERB
  1. provide with a flag
    Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately
  2. become less intense
  3. decorate with flags
    the building was flagged for the holiday
  4. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
  5. communicate or signal with a flag
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How To Use flag In A Sentence

  • The lizard's light brown skin acts as camouflage in the desert sand.
  • At any rate, she rolled up the cuffs of her camouflage cargo pants a few times so she didn't trip if today's class required running.
  • The term "strategic" came up again earlier this year, when Ontario's provincial government set up a committee to debate a proposed merger between London Stock Exchange Group PLC and TMX Group Inc., operator of Canada's flagship Toronto Stock Exchange. Canada Turns Wary Eye to Foreign Bids
  • I do sometimes wish we could flag posts that are in some way related to post flags, when I'm feeling a bit daffy, which is always. MetaTalk
  • Wildlife Watching Supplies stock a wide range of materials, olive green or camouflage pattern, lightweight, medium and heavy weight, showerproofed polycotton and waterproof nylon.
  • Harte fired the ball into the bottom corner before heading for the corner flag to celebrate.
  • The graves were of different sizes and some were covered with flagstones, some of the urns were sent to Dublin for further examination.
  • We salute the flag, honer our military and are for taking care of our elderly, military and avoiding socialism. Obama invites senators from both parties to discuss vacancy
  • Lawrence Pietroni has created two uniquely alluring charactersRuby and Isaand spins a story that feels mythical or folkloric, that is driven by a mystery, throbs with tension, and ends in conflagration. Ruby's Spoon: Summary and book reviews of Ruby's Spoon by Anna Lawrence Pietroni.
  • Italian flag pasta – tossed with pesto and fried mangold on top, tossed with butter and parmesan on top, and tossed with tomato sauce and more of the same sauce on top. Bento #287 « Were rabbits
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