flag

1. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design (synset 103359749)
   is a type of: emblem - special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
   subtypes:

   • american flag, old glory, star-spangled banner, stars and stripes - the national flag of the United States of America
   • banner, streamer - long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
   • battle flag - a flag that leads troops into battle
   • black flag, blackjack, jolly roger, pirate flag - a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship
   • colors, colours - a flag that shows its nationality
   • fanion - a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position
   • jack - small flag indicating a ship's nationality
   • pennant, pennon, streamer, waft - a long flag; often tapering
   • banner, standard - any distinctive flag
   • confederate flag, stars and bars - the first flag of the Confederate States of America
   • tricolor, tricolour - a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag)
   • union flag, union jack - national flag of the United Kingdom
   • flag of truce, white flag - flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce
   • yellow jack - yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine
   • ensign, national flag - an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality
2. 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. (synset 106505149)
   is a type of: list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
   same as: masthead
3. Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals (synset 112432427)
   is a type of: iridaceous plant - any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
   subtypes:

   • bearded iris - any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)
   • beardless iris - any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls)
   • bulbous iris - any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb
   • dwarf iris, iris cristata - low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States
   • gladdon, gladdon iris, iris foetidissima, roast beef plant, stinking gladwyn, stinking iris - iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
   • iris persica, persian iris - bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers
   • iris pseudacorus, yellow flag, yellow iris, yellow water flag - common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated
   • dwarf iris, iris verna, vernal iris - low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers
   • blue flag, iris versicolor - a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally
   • iris virginica, southern blue flag - similar to blue flag; the eastern United States
   • english iris, iris xiphioides - bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow
   belongs to: genus iris - large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes
   same as: fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily
4. A rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device (synset 106888144)
   is a type of: visual signal - a signal that involves visual communication
   subtypes:

   • pennant - a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
   • code flag, nautical signal flag - one of an international code of flag signals used between ships
   • red flag - a flag that serves as a warning signal
   same as: signal flag
5. Flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green (synset 103947170)
   is a type of: golf equipment - sports equipment used in playing golf
   same as: pin
6. Stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones (synset 103360185)
   is a type of: paving stone - a stone used for paving
   same as: flagstone
7. A conspicuously marked or shaped tail (synset 102161498)
   is a type of: tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
   is a part of:

   • canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
   • cervid, deer - distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

1. Communicate or signal with a flag (synset 201042422)
   is a type of: sign, signal, signalise, signalize - communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
2. Provide with a flag (synset 200512121)
   "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"
   is a type of: mark - make or leave a mark on
3. Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness (synset 201989538)
   is a type of: drop, drop down, sink - fall or descend to a lower place or level
   subtypes:

   • slouch, slump - assume a drooping posture or carriage
   • bag - hang loosely, like an empty bag
   same as: droop, sag, swag
4. Decorate with flags (synset 201674067)
   "the building was flagged for the holiday"
   is a type of: adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
5. Become less intense (synset 200156293)
   is a type of: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen - decrease in size, extent, or range
   same as: ease off, ease up, slacken off

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