FLAG Synonyms
26 hypernyms for flag. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for FLAG
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| banner | noun n | |||||
noun • long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising • a newspaper headline that runs across the full page • any distinctive flag adjective satellite • unusually good; outstanding | ||||||
| colors | noun n | |||||
noun • a flag that shows its nationality • a distinguishing emblem | ||||||
| ensign | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade • an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality • colors flown by a ship to show its nationality | ||||||
| jack | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a man who serves as a sailor • a small worthless amount • someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor • immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted • a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling • an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug • game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks • small flag indicating a ship's nationality • one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince • tool for exerting pressure or lifting • any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas • male donkey verb • lift with a special device • hunt with a jacklight | ||||||
| pendent | adjective adj | |||||
noun • an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) • branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling adjective satellite • held from above and hanging down | ||||||
| pennant | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • the award given to the champion • a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering) • a long flag; often tapering | ||||||
| pennon | noun n | |||||
noun • a long flag; often tapering • wing of a bird | ||||||
| standard | adverb, noun, adjective adv, n, adj | |||||
adjective • conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind • established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence • conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers noun • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated • the ideal in terms of which something can be judged • a board measure = 1980 board feet • the value behind the money in a monetary system • an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support) • any distinctive flag adjective satellite • commonly used or supplied • regularly and widely used or sold | ||||||
| streamer | noun n | |||||
noun • light that streams • a newspaper headline that runs across the full page • a long flag; often tapering • long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising | ||||||
| swallowtail | noun n | |||||
noun • a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back | ||||||
| banderole | noun n | |||||
noun • A little banner, flag, or streamer. • A flat band with an inscription, common in Renaissance buildings. | ||||||
| burgee | noun n | |||||
noun • A flag, usually a broad tapering pennant, often with a swallowtail, flown by yachts to identify the owner's yacht club. | ||||||
| guidon | noun n | |||||
noun • A small pennant or banner carried by infantry soldiers to direct troop movement. • A soldier assigned to carry such a banner. | ||||||
| vexillum | noun n | |||||
noun • A flag, banner, or standard. • A company of troops serving under one standard. • The sign of the cross. • The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower. • The rhachis and web of a feather taken together; the vane. | ||||||
| boolean | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to a combinatorial system devised by George Boole that combines propositions with the logical operators AND and OR and IF THEN and EXCEPT and NOT | ||||||
| dart | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot • a tapered tuck made in dressmaking • a sudden quick movement verb • move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart • run or move very quickly or hastily • move with sudden speed | ||||||
| droop | verb v | |||||
noun • a shape that sags verb • droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness • hang loosely or laxly • become limp | ||||||
| flagstone | noun n | |||||
noun • stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones | ||||||
| iris | noun n | |||||
noun • plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals • muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye • diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening | ||||||
| masthead | noun n | |||||
noun • 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. • the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page • the head or top of a mast | ||||||