flag

1. 1.

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

   Broaderemblem

   NarrowerAmerican flagbannerbattle flagblack flagcolorsfanionjackpennantstandardStars and Bars
2. 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.

   Synonymsmasthead

   Broaderlist
3. 3.

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

   Synonymsirisfleur-de-lissword lily

   Broaderiridaceous plant

   Narrowerbearded irisbeardless irisbulbous irisdwarf irisstinking irisPersian irisyellow irisblue flagsouthern blue flagEnglish iris

   Part ofgenus Iris
4. 4.

   a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device

   Synonymssignal flag

   Broadervisual signal

   Narrowerpennantcode flagred flag
5. 5.

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

   Synonymspin

   Broadergolf equipment
6. 6.

   stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

   Synonymsflagstone

   Broaderpaving stone
7. 7.

   a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

   Broadertail

   Part ofdeerdog

1. 1.

   communicate or signal with a flag

   Broadersign
2. 2.

   provide with a flag

   “Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately”

   Broadermark
3. 3.

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

   Synonymssagdroopswag

   Broadersink

   Narrowerslumpbag
4. 4.

   decorate with flags

   “the building was flagged for the holiday”

   Broaderdecorate
5. 5.

   become less intense

   Synonymsease upease offslacken off

   Broaderdecrease

Other forms of flag

plural

flags·

past tense or participle

flagged

present participle

flagging

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about flag

What does flag mean?

flag means "emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in flag?

flag has 1 syllable: flag. In IPA it is /ˈflæɡ/.

What is another word for flag?

Close synonyms include masthead, iris, fleur-de-lis, sword lily, signal flag. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flag a common word?

flag is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.