Phrase Hound found 188 phrases and 88 compound words that contain flag. The most common are listed below. Open flag in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 188
- red flagA flag that is red, especially associated with leftist revolutionary ideologies.
- show the flagTo display the flag of one's country, especially as an expression of patriotic pride.
- white flagA flag with a white color, used as a symbol of truce or surrender.
- national flagA flag that represents and symbolizes a given nation. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- sweet flagA perennial wetland plant, Acorus calamus, with an aromatic medicinal root, formerly used to strew floors.
- flag carrierA person carrying a standard or flag, usually at sporting events and parades, previously on the battlefield.
- capture the flagA game normally played by children, or as part of paintball, in which two teams have a flag which is stored at the other team's base. Whichever team returns their flag to their own base first is the winner.
- showing the flagpresent participle and gerund of show the flag
- false flagA ruse, in the days of sail, in which an attacking ship would fly the colours of its enemy until close enough to open fire.
- black flagAny flag that has a black, or predominantly black, color, (especially):
- corner flagEach of the flags that denotes the corner of the field of play.
- yellow flagA Eurasian and northwest-African aquatic iris, Iris pseudacorus.
- house-flagA flag that uniquely identifies the company that owns or, occasionally, that operates a ship.
- flag-staffAlternative form of flagstaff: A pole on which a flag is raised.
- rainbow flagA rainbow-striped flag, typically consisting of six horizontal bars (from top to bottom: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet), used as a symbol of LGBT pride and LGBT social movements.
- flag of convenienceRegistration of a ship in a country chosen for its low taxes, permissive regulations, etc.
- shows the flagthird-person singular simple present indicative of show the flag: To display the flag of one's country, especially as an expression of patriotic pride.
- prayer flagA colourful rectangular cloth hung from a thread and strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas by practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes.
- fly the flagTo be registered in a particular country and display that country's flag as a result. (of a ship, airline etc)
- showed the flagsimple past and past participle of show the flag
- green flagA flag that is green, used in motor racing to indicate the beginning or resumption of a race.
- blue flagAn award given to European beaches, based on cleanliness and water quality.
- flag officerA naval officer with the rank of rear admiral or above. Such officers are entitled to fly a personal flag, especially on the flagship.
- pink flagA subtle sign of incompatibility of dating partners; a minor red flag.
- white-blue-white flagA symbol of opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the current government of Russia, used by Russian anti-war protesters online.
Compound words 88
- flagshipThe ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
- flagstaffA pole on which a flag is raised.
- flagpoleA tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.
- flagstoneA flat, rectangular piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing.
- flaggyHanging down; drooping, pendulous.
- flagloreThe facts, history, traditions, or study of flags
- hashflagA non-Unicode pictogram, similar to an emoji, automatically appended to a trending and often branded hashtag in a tweet.
- miniflagA miniature flag.
- beflagTo decorate with a flag or flags; to hang a flag or flags on.
- flagfallThe start of a horse race