red flag | something that irritates or demands immediate action, doing that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull |
male chauvinism chauvinism antifeminism | activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women |
flag | a conspicuously marked or shaped tail |
American flag Stars and Stripes Star-Spangled Banner Old Glory | the national flag of the United States of America |
battle flag | a flag that leads troops into battle |
black flag pirate flag Jolly Roger blackjack | a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background, indicates a pirate ship |
flag | emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design |
flag flagstone | stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones |
pin flag | flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green |
Stars and Bars Confederate flag | the first flag of the Confederate States of America |
Union Jack Union flag | national flag of the United Kingdom |
whistle stop flag stop way station | a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal |
white flag flag of truce | flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce |
chauvinism jingoism superpatriotism ultranationalism | fanatical patriotism |
masthead flag | 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 signal flag | a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device |
code flag nautical signal flag | one of an international code of flag signals used between ships |
national flag ensign | an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality |
red flag | the emblem of socialist revolution |
flag waving jingoism | an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions |
red flag | a flag that serves as a warning signal, we didn't swim at the beach because the red flag was up |
wave waving wafture | the act of signaling by a movement of the hand |
chauvinist jingoist jingo flag-waver hundred-percenter patrioteer | an extreme bellicose nationalist |
flag captain | the captain of a flagship |
flag officer | a senior naval officer above the rank of captain |
knight banneret knight of the square flag banneret | a knight honored for valor, entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command |
sweet flag calamus sweet calamus myrtle flag flagroot Acorus calamus | perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots |
lesser bullrush narrow-leaf cattail narrow-leaved reedmace soft flag Typha angustifolia | reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia |
iris flag fleur-de-lis sword lily | plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing brightolored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals |
yellow iris yellow flag yellow water flag Iris pseudacorus | common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated |
blue flag Iris versicolor | a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers, root formerly used medicinally |
southern blue flag Iris virginica | similar to blue flag, the eastern United States |
flag smut fungus | a smut fungus causing a smut in cereals and other grasses that chiefly affects leaves and stems and is characterized chains of sori within the plant tissue that later rupture releasing black masses of spores |
wheat flag smut Urocystis tritici | fungus affecting leaves and stems of wheat |
flag smut | smut affecting leaves and stems of cereals and other grasses |
flag rank | the rank of a flag officer |
Flag Day June | commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in |
ease up ease off slacken off flag | become less intense |
flag | provide with a flag, Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately |
flag | communicate or signal with a flag |
flag | decorate with flags, the building was flagged for the holiday |
flag down | signal to stop, Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to rain, The policeman flagged down our car |
sag droop swag flag | droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness |
chauvinistic flag-waving(a) jingoistic nationalistic ultranationalistic superpatriotic | fanatically patriotic |