flag
noun
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
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.
Synonymsmastheadplants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
Synonymssignal flagflagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
Synonymspinstratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
Synonymsflagstonea conspicuously marked or shaped tail
verb
communicate or signal with a flag
provide with a flag
“Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately”
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
decorate with flags
“the building was flagged for the holiday”
become less intense
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
