Flag vs. Kite

Flagnoun

A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.

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An exact representation of a flag (for example: a digital one used in websites).

Flagnoun

(nautical) A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.

Flagnoun

A signal flag.

Flagnoun

(construction) lang=en a construction material used for paving, flooring, roofing or tiling

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The use of a flag, especially to indicate the start of a race or other event.

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(computer science) A variable or memory location that stores a true-or-false, yes-or-no value, typically either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional action take place.

Flagnoun

(computer science) In a command line interface, a command parameter requesting optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being invoked.

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(British) An abbreviation for capture the flag.

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(geometry) A sequence of faces of a given polytope, one of each dimension up to that of the polytope (formally, though in practice not always explicitly, including the null face and the polytope itself), such that each face in the sequence is part of the next-higher dimension face.

Flagnoun

A sequence of subspaces of a vector space, beginning with the null space and ending with the vector space itself, such that each member of the sequence (until the last) is a proper subspace of the next.

Flagnoun

Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.

Flagnoun

A slice of turf; a sod.

Flagnoun

A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.

Flagnoun

(geology) Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.

Flagverb

To furnish or deck out with flags.

Flagverb

To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.

Flagverb

(often with down) To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.

Flagverb

To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.

Flagverb

(often with up) To note, mark or point out for attention.

Flagverb

(computing) To signal (an event).

Flagverb

(computing) To set a program variable to true.

Flagverb

To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, etc. to arouse the animal's curiosity.

Flagverb

(sports) To penalize for an infraction.

Flagverb

(intransitive) To weaken, become feeble.

Flagverb

To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.

Flagverb

To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness.

Flagverb

To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.

Flagverb

(transitive) To pave with flagstones.

Flagverb

To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.

Flagverb

To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish; as, the spirits flag; the strength flags.

Flagverb

To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness; as, to flag the wings.

Flagverb

To enervate; to exhaust the vigor or elasticity of.

Flagverb

To signal to with a flag or by waving the hand; as, to flag a train; also used with down; as, to flag down a cab.

Flagverb

To convey, as a message, by means of flag signals; as, to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance.

Flagverb

To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, or the like to arouse the animal's curiosity.

Flagverb

To furnish or deck out with flags.

Flagverb

To lay with flags of flat stones.

Flagnoun

That which flags or hangs down loosely.

Flagnoun

A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask information; - commonly attached to a staff to be waved by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors; as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag.

Flagnoun

A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc.

Flagnoun

One of the wing feathers next the body of a bird; - called also flag feather.

Flagnoun

An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to either of the genera Iris and Acorus.

Flagnoun

A flat stone used for paving.

Flagnoun

Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.

Flagnoun

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

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

Flagnoun

a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device

Flagnoun

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.

Flagnoun

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

Flagnoun

stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

Flagnoun

a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

Flagverb

communicate or signal with a flag

Flagverb

provide with a flag;

Flagverb

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

Flagverb

decorate with flags;

Flagverb

become less intense

Flagnoun

a piece of cloth or similar material, typically oblong or square, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and used as the symbol or emblem of a country or institution or as a decoration during public festivities

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used in reference to one's home country or its system of beliefs and values

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the ensign carried by a flagship as an emblem of an admiral's rank

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a small piece of cloth attached at one edge to a pole and used as a marker or signal in various sports

Flagnoun

a drawing or symbol resembling a flag, used as a marker

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a small paper badge given to people who donate to a charity appeal in the street.

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a mechanism that can be raised to indicate that a taxi is for hire.

Flagnoun

a variable used to indicate a particular property of the data in a record.

Flagnoun

a flat stone slab, typically rectangular or square, used for paving.

Flagnoun

a plant with sword-shaped leaves that grow from a rhizome.

Flagnoun

the long slender leaf of a flag.

Flagverb

mark (an item) for attention or treatment in a specified way

Flagverb

draw attention to

Flagverb

signal to a vehicle or driver to stop, especially by waving one's arm

Flagverb

wave a flag at someone or something as a starting signal

Flagverb

(of an official) raise a flag to draw the referee's attention to a breach of the rules in soccer, rugby, and other sports

Flagverb

provide or decorate with a flag or flags.

Flagverb

register (a vessel) in a particular country, under whose flag it then sails.

Flagverb

become tired or less enthusiastic or dynamic

Flag

A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration.

Kitenoun

A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

Kitenoun

Any bird of the subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring; specifically, the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the black kite (Milvus migrans).

Kitenoun

A bird of the genus Elanus, having thin pointed wings, that preys on rodents and hunts by hovering; also, any bird of related genera in the subfamily Elaninae.

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Some species in the subfamily Perninae.

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(figuratively) A rapacious person.

Kitenoun

A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral (see sense 9), carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.

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A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.

Kitenoun

(astrology) A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.

Kitenoun

A blank cheque; a fraudulent cheque, such as one issued even though there are insufficient funds to honour it, or one that has been altered without authorization.

Kitenoun

An accommodation bill.

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A rider who is good at climbs but less good at descents.

Kitenoun

(geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.

Kitenoun

An aeroplane or aircraft.

Kitenoun

In a square-rigged ship: originally a sail positioned above a topsail; later a lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding sail or a jib topsail.

Kitenoun

A supplementary sail to a mainsail.

Kitenoun

The brill (Scophthalmus rhombus), a type of flatfish.

Kitenoun

A (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially one passed illegally into, within, or out of a prison.

Kitenoun

The stomach; the belly.

Kitenoun

(Egyptology) A measure of weight equivalent to 0.1 deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams).

Kiteverb

(transitive) To cause (something) to move upwards rapidly like a toy kite; also to cause (something, such as costs) to increase rapidly.

Kiteverb

To tamper with a medical prescription, increasing the number of pills or other items.

Kiteverb

To keep ahead of (an enemy) in order to attack repeatedly from a distance, without exposing oneself to danger.

Kiteverb

(ambitransitive) To (cause to) glide in the manner of a bird.

Kiteverb

To write or present (a cheque) on an account with insufficient funds, either to defraud or expecting that funds will become available by the time the cheque clears.

Kiteverb

To steal.

Kiteverb

Usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite.

Kiteverb

(intransitive) To travel by kite, as when kitesurfing.

Kiteverb

To move rapidly; to rush.

Kiteverb

To deflect sideways in the water.

Kiteverb

To pass a (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially illegally into, within, or out of a prison.

Kitenoun

Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvinæ, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail.

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Fig.: One who is rapacious.

Kitenoun

A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.

Kitenoun

A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.

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A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry.

Kitenoun

Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill.

Kitenoun

The brill.

Kitenoun

A form of drag to be towed under water at any depth up to about forty fathoms, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface; - called also sentry.

Kitenoun

The belly.

Kiteverb

To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6.

Kitenoun

a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

Kitenoun

a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float

Kitenoun

plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string

Kitenoun

any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals

Kiteverb

increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently;

Kiteverb

get credit or money by using a bad check;

Kiteverb

soar or fly like a kite;

Kiteverb

fly a kite;

Kite

A kite is a tethered heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag forces. A kite consists of wings, tethers and anchors.