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Nouns (29)

n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

flag

n. a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

flag

n. emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

flag

n. an indicator used in hardware having the value "Yes/No" and being controlled by the programmer

flag, flagstone

n. stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

flag, pin

n. flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

flag, signal flag

n. a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device

A, ampere, amp

n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

A, angstrom, angstrom unit

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

A, vitamin A, axerophthol, antiophthalmic factor

n. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

flag, ensign, national flag

n. emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

flag, fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily

n. plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

Communicate Ltd., Communicate

n. hardware company for modems

Verbs (38)

communicate

v. join or connect; "The rooms communicated"

communicate, administer communion

v. administer communion; in church

flag, provide with a flag

v. provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"

flag, decorate with flags

v. decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday"

communicate, intercommunicate, transmit

v. transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"

commune, communicate, partake of Communion, receive Communion

v. in church

flag, signal with flags

v. communicate or signal with a flag

transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

flag, slack off, ease up, ease off, slacken off

v. become less intense

flag, swag, sag, droop, loll

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

pass, communicate, pass on, put across, make known, convey, impart

v. transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

Adverbs (3)

along, with, in accompaniment

adv. together with somebody, as a companion or in association with: "His little sister came along to the movies"

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (250)

sign, signal, signaling, signalling

n. any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

siren

n. a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound

decoration, ribbon, palm, laurel-wreath, medal, medallion

n. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

insignia

n. a badge worn to show official position

arms, blazon, blazonry, coat of arms

n. the official symbols of a family, state, etc.

apprise, apprize, advise, notify, give notice, send word

v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

discourse, converse

v. carry on a conversation

correspond, exchange messages, send messages

v. exchange messages; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years"

make known, announce

v. make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"

enlighten, edify

v. make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

warn, notify of danger, notify of a risk

v. notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"

relate, give an account of

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

report, describe, report on

v. give information

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

release, issue, free, put out, bring out, publish

v. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"

spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

present, introduce, acquaint

v. cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

proclaim, promulgate, exclaim

v. state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"

glorify, laud, extol, exalt, proclaim

v. praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"

beg, implore, pray

v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"

appeal, request earnestly

v. request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"

press, bid, adjure, beseech, entreat

v. ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

petition, request formally, request in writing

v. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

wave, beckon

v. signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"

carry, transport

v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"

carry, take

v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"

carry, express, convey

v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"

take, bring

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

get, bring, convey, fetch

v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"

bring, convey

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

carry, bear, expect

v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

carry, hold, bear

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

carry, conduct, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport

v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

carry, hold, take, bear, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

transfer

v. cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

turn in, deliver, render, get in, hand over

v. to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"

return, deliver, render

v. pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"

relay

v. pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers"

release, free, give up, relinquish

v. part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit

v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

check, charge, consign

v. give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

leave, give, pass on, impart

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

touch, concern, come to, bear on, touch on, relate, refer, be about, pertain, have to do with

v. have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

dispatch, despatch, send off

v. send away towards a designated goal

forward, send on

v. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"

refer

v. send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

supply, issue

v. circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"

propagate

v. transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"

bootleg, smuggle

v. sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey"

waste, languish, waste away, pine away

v. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"

wilt, lose strength

v. lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"

bend, flex

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

stoop, crouch, bow, bend down

v. bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

devalue, lower the quality of, lower the value of

v. lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"

depreciate, deprecate

v. belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

capitulate, surrender under agreed conditions

v. surrender under agreed conditions

hang

v. let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

break, breach, violate, transgress, go against, infract, be in violation of

v. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"

slip, mistake, err, be incorrect, be in the wrong, commit an error, make a mistake

v. to make a mistake or be incorrect

plummet, plump, drop sharply

v. drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"

buckle, crumple

v. fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"

drape

v. "drape a cloth"

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

beat, crush, defeat, trounce, vanquish, overcome, beat out

v. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

ruin

v. reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"

curve, arch, arc

v. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

curve, curl, kink

v. form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

hang, be burdensome, be oppressive

v. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

wilt, lose strength

v. lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"

spin, recount, tell, recite, narrate

v. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

convey, impart

v. make known; pass on, of information

release, free, give up, relinquish

v. part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

Synonyms (17)

flag down, signal to stop

v. signal to stop; "Let's flag down a cab--it's starting to rain"; "The policeman flagged down our car"

become looser, slacken, become slack

v. become looser or slack; "the rope slackened"

pass, reach, hand, give, pass on, turn over

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

put, position, place, set, pose, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

Antonyms (2)

curse, excommunicate

v. exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"

communicate with a flag

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