flag
A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
Noun 4 meanings
A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
The design that could be placed on a flag, typically a rectangular graphic that is used to represent an entity (like a country, organisation or group of people) or an idea.
“The flag of France has three vertical stripes.”
A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.
A signal flag.
Verb 4 meanings
To furnish or deck out with flags.
To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.
To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
“Please flag down a taxi for me.”
To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.
“to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance”
Etymology
From Middle English flag, flagge (“flag”), further etymology uncertain. Perhaps from or related to early Middle English flage (name for a baby's garment) and Old English flagg, flacg (“cataplasm, poultice, plaster”).
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FLAG at a glance
FLAG has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (F 4 + L 1 + A 1 + G 2) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,521 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with flag
All rhymes- SLAG5
- GULAG7
- STALAG7
- JETLAG14
- BLAG7
- GREYLAG12
- CLAG7
- OFLAG9
- REFLAG10
- GRAYLAG12
- BEFLAG12
- CORNFLAG14
One letter away
- FLAT7
- FLAW10
- FLAP9
- SLAG5
- FLAK11
- FLAX14
- FLOG8
- FLAY10
- FLAN7
- FRAG8
- FLAM9
- FLAB9
- BLAG7
- FLEG8
- CLAG7
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