Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: flag, flagstone, signal_flag

'flag'

[flag.n.01] as in: emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

'flag'

[masthead.n.01] as in: 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.

'flag'

[iris.n.01] as in: plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

'flag'

[flag.n.04] as in: a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device

'flag'

[pin.n.08] as in: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

'flag'

[flag.n.06] as in: stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

'flag'

[flag.n.07] as in: a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

'flag'

[flag.v.01] as in: communicate or signal with a flag

'flag'

[flag.v.02] as in: provide with a flag

Examples:
Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately

'flag'

[sag.v.01] as in: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

'flag'

[flag.v.04] as in: decorate with flags

Examples:
the building was flagged for the holiday

'flag'

[ease_up.v.02] as in: become less intense

Origins

					flag (English)
└── flag (Middle English (1100-1500))