flags
Meaning of flags
plural noun
- a piece of cloth or similar material, typically oblong or square, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and used as the symbol or emblem of a country or institution or as a decoration during public festivities.
the American flag
- a small piece of cloth attached at one edge to a pole and used as a marker or signal in various sports.
the flag's up
- a variable used to indicate a particular property of the data in a record.
- mark (an item) for attention or treatment in a specified way.
the spellcheck program flags any words that are not in its dictionary
- (of an official) raise a flag to draw the referee's attention to a breach of the rules in soccer, rugby, and other sports.
the goalkeeper brought down Hendrie and a linesman immediately flagged
- provide or decorate with a flag or flags.
mid 16th century: perhaps from obsolete flag ‘drooping’, of unknown ultimate origin.
plural noun
a flat stone slab, typically rectangular or square, used for paving.
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘turf, sod’): probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Icelandic flag ‘spot from which a sod has been cut’ and Old Norse flaga ‘slab of stone’.
plural noun
a plant with sword-shaped leaves that grow from a rhizome.
late Middle English: related to Middle Dutch flag and Danish flæg ; of unknown ultimate origin.
verb, 3rd person present- become tired or less enthusiastic or dynamic.
if you begin to flag, there is an excellent cafe to revive you
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘flap about loosely, hang down’): related to obsolete flag ‘hanging down’.
Information about flags
- The singular form of flags is: flag.
- Languages in which flags is used:
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Hyphenation of flags
flags
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- flags is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
flags synonyms
Meaning a flag on a pole used as the standard of a monarch, knight, or army:
Meaning a military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope:
Meaning a flag or standard, especially a military or naval one indicating nationality:
Meaning a long triangular or swallow-tailed flag, especially as a military ensign:
Meaning a long triangular or swallow-tailed flag, especially one of a kind formerly attached to a lance or helmet; a pennant:
Meaning a long, narrow flag with a cleft end, flown at a masthead:
Meaning a long, narrow strip of material used as a decoration or symbol:
Meaning a device for lifting heavy objects, especially one for raising the axle of a motor vehicle off the ground so that a wheel can be changed or the underside inspected:
Meaning an Old World seed-eating songbird related to the finches, typically having brown streaked plumage and a boldly marked head:
Meaning a shape or sign used to represent something such as an organization, e.g. a red cross or a Star of David:
Meaning a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family:
Meaning the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented:
Meaning a number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company:
Meaning a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art:
Meaning a piece of jewellery that hangs from a chain worn round the neck:
Meaning a flag bearing the colours or emblem of a sailing club, typically triangular:
Meaning (in ancient Rome) a military standard or banner, especially one of a maniple:
Meaning a banner or pennant, especially one with streamers, hung from a crossbar:
Meaning a pennant that narrows to a point or fork at the free end, especially one used as the standard of a light cavalry regiment:
Meaning the imperial standard of Constantine the Great, which bore Christian symbolic imagery fused with the military symbols of the Roman Empire:
Meaning point out; show:
Meaning establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is:
Meaning write a word or symbol on (an object) in order to give information:
Meaning attach a label to (something):
Meaning mark or identify with a projecting piece of material:
Meaning attach a label to:
Meaning mark (an item) with a tick or select (a box) on a form, questionnaire, etc. to indicate that something has been chosen, checked, approved, or dealt with:
Meaning a flat stone slab, typically rectangular or square, used for paving:
Meaning a large, thick, flat piece of stone or concrete, typically square or rectangular in shape:
Meaning the den or burrow of a badger:
Meaning feel or cause to feel in need of rest or sleep:
Meaning make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength:
Meaning lose strength or momentum:
Meaning (of a person, animal, or plant) lose or lack vitality; grow weak:
Meaning (of a person) lose energy, vigour, or confidence:
Meaning sag down from or as if from weariness or dejection:
Meaning decline to a lower level, usually temporarily:
Meaning gradually grow faint and disappear:
Meaning be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal:
Meaning (typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease:
Meaning become progressively worse:
Meaning (of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker:
Meaning (of an emotion or quality) gradually decrease:
Meaning make or become less:
Meaning make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree:
Meaning make or become less; diminish:
Meaning (of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread:
Meaning diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength:
Meaning (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land):
Meaning go or move back or further away from a previous position:
Meaning approach death:
Meaning sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply:
Meaning (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled:
flags antonyms
Meaning restore to life or consciousness:
Meaning become or make greater in size, amount, or degree:
Words that rhyme with flags
lags, stalags, blags, clags, beflags, cornflags, oflags, reflags, rolags, slags, jetlags, Gulags, gulags, graylags, greylags
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