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.

plants 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

flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

flag - verb

• communicate or signal with a flag
• provide with a flag
• droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
• decorate with flags
• become less intense

flag - thesaurus

droop   flagstone   iris   masthead   pin   sag   swag