| banner | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. banner, streamer | long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising. |
| ~ flag | emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design. |
| n. (communication) | 2. banner, streamer | a newspaper headline that runs across the full page. |
| ~ headline, newspaper headline | the heading or caption of a newspaper article. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. banner, standard | any distinctive flag. |
| ~ flag | emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design. |
| ~ oriflamme | a red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings. |
| adj. | 4. banner | unusually good; outstanding.; "a banner year for the company" |
| ~ superior | of high or superior quality or performance.; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
| flag | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. flag | emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design. |
| ~ american flag, old glory, star-spangled banner, stars and stripes | the national flag of the United States of America. |
| ~ banner, streamer | long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising. |
| ~ battle flag | a flag that leads troops into battle. |
| ~ black flag, jolly roger, pirate flag, blackjack | a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship. |
| ~ colors, colours | a flag that shows its nationality. |
| ~ emblem | special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.. |
| ~ fanion | a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position. |
| ~ jack | small flag indicating a ship's nationality. |
| ~ pennon, waft, pennant, streamer | a long flag; often tapering. |
| ~ banner, standard | any distinctive flag. |
| ~ confederate flag, stars and bars | the first flag of the Confederate States of America. |
| ~ tricolor, tricolour | a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag). |
| ~ union flag, union jack | national flag of the United Kingdom. |
| ~ flag of truce, white flag | flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce. |
| ~ yellow jack | yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine. |
| ~ national flag, ensign | an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality. |
| n. (communication) | 2. flag, masthead | 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.. |
| ~ list, listing | a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics). |
| n. (plant) | 3. flag, fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily | plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals. |
| ~ iridaceous plant | any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae. |
| ~ genus iris | large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes. |
| ~ bearded iris | any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals). |
| ~ beardless iris | any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls). |
| ~ bulbous iris | any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb. |
| ~ iris cristata, dwarf iris | low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States. |
| ~ gladdon, gladdon iris, iris foetidissima, roast beef plant, stinking gladwyn, stinking iris | iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa. |
| ~ iris persica, persian iris | bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers. |
| ~ iris pseudacorus, yellow flag, yellow iris, yellow water flag | common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated. |
| ~ dwarf iris, iris verna, vernal iris | low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers. |
| ~ blue flag, iris versicolor | a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally. |
| ~ iris virginica, southern blue flag | similar to blue flag; the eastern United States. |
| ~ english iris, iris xiphioides | bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow. |
| n. (communication) | 4. flag, signal flag | a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device. |
| ~ visual signal | a signal that involves visual communication. |
| ~ pennant | a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering). |
| ~ code flag, nautical signal flag | one of an international code of flag signals used between ships. |
| ~ red flag | a flag that serves as a warning signal.; "we didn't swim at the beach because the red flag was up" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. flag, pin | flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green. |
| ~ golf equipment | sports equipment used in playing golf. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. flag, flagstone | stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones. |
| ~ paving stone | a stone used for paving. |
| n. (animal) | 7. flag | a conspicuously marked or shaped tail. |
| ~ canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog | a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds.; "the dog barked all night" |
| ~ tail | the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body. |
| ~ cervid, deer | distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers. |
| v. (communication) | 8. flag | communicate or signal with a flag. |
| ~ signal, signalise, signalize, sign | communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs.; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu" |
| v. (change) | 9. flag | provide with a flag.; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately" |
| ~ mark | make or leave a mark on.; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
| v. (motion) | 10. droop, flag, sag, swag | droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness. |
| ~ drop down, sink, drop | fall or descend to a lower place or level.; "He sank to his knees" |
| ~ slouch, slump | assume a drooping posture or carriage. |
| ~ bag | hang loosely, like an empty bag. |
| v. (creation) | 11. flag | decorate with flags.; "the building was flagged for the holiday" |
| ~ adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, beautify, embellish | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc..; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" |
| v. (change) | 12. ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off | become less intense. |
| ~ decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range.; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" |
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