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flags

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A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.

Examples :

"The students waved small flags to celebrate their school's sports team winning the game. "

nation politics culture government heraldry sign military

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An exact representation of a flag (for example: a digital one used in websites).

Examples :

"I added flags to my website to show the languages available for translation. "

nation sign communication heraldry

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A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.

Examples :

""When the admiral's ship entered the harbor, all other ships lowered their flags in salute." "

nautical military sailing heraldry

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(often used attributively) A signal flag.

Examples :

"The lifeguard raised flags to warn swimmers of dangerous currents. "

nautical signal communication military

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The use of a flag, especially to indicate the start of a race or other event.

Examples :

"The race officially begins when the starter flags the runners. "

sport race event sign action

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Examples :

"The computer program uses flags to remember if the user wants subtitles; if the "subtitles" flag is set to "true," the subtitles appear on the screen. "

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In a command line interface, a command parameter requesting optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being invoked.

Examples :

"To see all files in the folder, including hidden ones, use the command "ls" with the "-a" flag: `ls -a`. "

computing technology technical internet system utility electronics

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A mechanical indicator that pops up to draw the pilot's attention to a problem or malfunction.

Examples :

"The pilot noticed the "low oil pressure" flags pop up on the instrument panel, indicating a serious problem with the engine. "

technical machine device electronics

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The game of capture the flag.

Examples :

"In capture the flag, the goal is to steal the other team's flags. "

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A sequence of faces of a given polytope, one of each dimension up to that of the polytope (formally, though in practice not always explicitly, including the null face and the polytope itself), such that each face in the sequence is part of the next-higher dimension face.

Examples :

"While visualizing a complex four-dimensional shape, mathematicians studied its flags, meticulously tracing the nested relationships between its points, lines, surfaces, and the shape itself. "

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A sequence of subspaces of a vector space, beginning with the null space and ending with the vector space itself, such that each member of the sequence (until the last) is a proper subspace of the next.

Examples :

"Understanding flags in linear algebra requires studying how nested sets of lines, planes, and spaces build up within a larger space. "

math space structure

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To furnish or deck out with flags.

Examples :

"The town council decided to flag the main street with American flags for the Fourth of July parade. "

nation world appearance event festival heraldry

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To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.

Examples :

"The teacher flags important sentences in the textbook so students know what to study. "

mark communication sign action

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(often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.

Examples :

"Please flag down a taxi for me."

signal communication vehicle action

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To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.

Examples :

"to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance"

communication signal nautical military

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(often with up) To note, mark or point out for attention.

Examples :

"The teacher flags important grammar rules during the lesson so students pay extra attention. "

sign communication action

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To signal (an event).

Examples :

"The compiler flagged three errors."

signal event communication

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To set a program variable to true.

Examples :

"Flag the debug option before running the program."

computing technology

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To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, etc. to arouse the animal's curiosity.

Examples :

"The hunter will flags a deer by waving a white cloth to attract its attention. "

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To penalize for an infraction.

Examples :

"The defender was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct."

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To defeat (an opponent) on time, especially in a blitz game.

Examples :

"The chess club member flagged his opponent in the blitz tournament, winning the game quickly. "

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To weaken, become feeble.

Examples :

"His strength flagged toward the end of the race."

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To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.

Examples :

"The wet laundry flags on the clothesline in the wind, waiting for the sun to dry it. "

condition appearance

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To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness.

Examples :

"to flag the wings"

physiology condition

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To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.

Examples :

"The summer heat always flags me by the afternoon, making it hard to concentrate. "

physiology energy body

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Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.

Examples :

"The garden club planted several flags, including some beautiful irises. "

plant biology nature

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A slice of turf; a sod.

Examples :

"After the heavy rain, the golf course was dotted with flags where the turf had been torn up by players' swings. "

nature material agriculture plant environment

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A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.

Examples :

"The garden path was made of large, gray flags. "

material geology architecture

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Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.

Examples :

"The patio was paved with flags, creating a durable and attractive surface for outdoor dining. "

geology material architecture

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To pave with flagstones.

Examples :

"Fred is planning to flag his patio this weekend."

property architecture material

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A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc.

Examples :

"The owl perched on the branch, and you could clearly see the feathery flags extending down its legs. "

animal bird anatomy appearance part

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A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.

Examples :

"The red-tailed hawk soared effortlessly, its flags spread wide as it searched for prey in the field below. "

animal bird part biology anatomy

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The bushy tail of a dog such as a setter.

Examples :

"The setter's flags waved excitedly as she sniffed the ground for birds. "

animal body part appearance

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A hook attached to the stem of a written note that assigns its rhythmic value

Examples :

""The music teacher explained that the number of flags on a note changes how long it should be played." "