flag

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. banner, pennant, ensign, standard; iris; flagstone. See indication. —v. i. droop, pine, languish. See inactivity, dejection, disease.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A symbol, especially of a nation, usually on cloth]

Syn. banner, standard, pennant, pennon, streamer, colors, ensign, emblem, bunting, gonfalon, oriflamme, jack, Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, Union Jack, tricolor, Jolly Roger.

2. [Iris]

Syn. blue flag, fleur-de-lis, sweet flag; see iris .

• strike the flag,

Syn. surrender, quit, give up; see yield 1 .

v.

1. [To signal]

Syn. wave, hail, give a sign to; see signal .

2. [To lose strength]

Syn. languish, dwindle, wane; see decrease 1 , weaken 1 .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

banner, standard, ensign, colors, pennant, *Old Glory, *Stars and Stripes, *UnionJack, streamer, banderole, bunting. The emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and purpose as a nation.''—Wood-row Wilson. ''The trademark of a nation.''— Leonard Levinson.

WORD FIND

• decorative cloth in the colors of a flag: bunting

• military unit's: guidon

• pirate's skull and crossbones: Jolly Roger

• pole: staff, shaft

• signaling pennant used on boats: burgee

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v.

weaken, wilt, tire, become limp, languish, wilt, droop, fade, wane, ebb, sink, diminish, die.

ANT.: strengthen, invigorate, energize

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To communicate by means of such devices as lights or signs: semaphore, signal. See EXPRESS, WORDS.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun Fabric used especially as a symbol: banderole, banner, banneret, color (used in plural), ensign, jack, oriflamme, pennant, pennon, standard, streamer. See SUBSTITUTE.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To become limp, as from loss of freshness: droop, sag, wilt. See BETTER. 2. To lose strength or power: decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, languish, sink, wane, waste (away), weaken. Informal: fizzle (out). Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids. See STRONG, INCREASE.