flag
4
7.9
- noun
- /flæɡ/
:
cola
- Now he returned, his tail waving like a flag.
Examples
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Still, there was no sign of Haemum's llama, its ears pointing out like flags, its broad feet bred specially to tramp the loopleaves down.
Fiction book (1998) -
In the forest, the deer displayed its flag as it bounded away from the noise.
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We heard deer crashing off in the distance, but we did not see any flags.
Blog text (6) -
The bright white underside of their tails is as distinctive a flag as exists in nature.
Blog text (19) -
"I'll see you later," Catty trotted away with her tail pertly carried high like a flag.
Fiction book (2001) -
The dog's flag was visible as it ran through the tall grass, its tail held high.
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He admired the fox, noting the beautiful flag on its tail as it darted past.
Idioms
1
7.4
To come together to show strong support for a leader or the country in danger
Compounds
56
1.0
A piece of cloth that stands for the United States with thirteen stripes and fifty stars
2
7.2
A flag used by Southern states during the American Civil War, often the battle flag design
- US
1
3.4
A day in the United States that remembers when the national flag was first used on June 14
1
5.7
A public display like a speech or a rally that makes people feel strong love for their country
- Specialized
Sending messages with flags by moving them in set patterns over a distance, often between ships
- Specialized
A disease of wheat and other grasses that makes dark streaks and black dust
- Specialized
A disease of wheat and other grasses that makes dark powdery streaks on leaves and stems
- Offensive
A person who shows strong support for their country often in aggressive ways
- Archaic
A person honored for great bravery who leads troops and carries a square banner
A tall plant like an iris with blue-violet flowers that grows in wet places in the eastern United States
- Specialized
Plant disease that attacks wheat leaves and stems, causing dark streaks and lower crop yields
Surface Forms
Etymology
A flag meaning a marked tail comes from the image of a tail that stands out like a small flag, so an animal's 'flag' is its tail that shows or attracts attention.