flag
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,732 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 49,189 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
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. also: masthead
- plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals also: iris, fleur-de-lis, sword lily
- a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device also: signal flag
- flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green also: pin
- stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones also: flagstone
verb
- communicate or signal with a flag
flag in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Jerome, ignoring the flag of her discomfort, went on painting, to give her room for confidence.
Different Girls · William Dean [Editor] Howells · Chapter 2
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At last, however, there was nothing for it but to give in, and the Spanish flag fluttered down the mast.
The Boy's Book of the Sea · Eric Wood · Chapter 1
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She bought me a little flag, and had my picture taken in my uniform, and she has that picture yet.
Strange stories of the Civil War · Robert Shackleton · Chapter 1
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Then Co-lum-bus set up the flag of Cas-tile and Le-on, and took the new land for the crown of Spain.
History of the United States in Words of One Syllable · Helen Wall Pierson · Chapter 1
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Mamma, there is a red flag hanging out by a door across the street; in that house where the little boy lives.
Mabel's mishap · Amy Ella Blanchard · Chapter 1