"flags" in the noun sense

1. flag

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

2. masthead, flag

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.

3. iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily

plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

4. flag, signal flag

a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device

5. pin, flag

flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

6. flag, flagstone

stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

7. flag

a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

"flags" in the verb sense

1. flag

communicate or signal with a flag

2. flag

provide with a flag

"Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"

3. sag, droop, swag, flag

droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

4. flag

decorate with flags

"the building was flagged for the holiday"

5. ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag

become less intense

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