flacourtia
- n often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa
flack
- n a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
- n intense adverse criticism
- n artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
flack catcher
- n a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
flacourtia indica
- n small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums
flag
- n emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
- n 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.
- n plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
- n a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
- n flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
- n stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
- n a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
- v communicate or signal with a flag
- v provide with a flag
- v droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
- v decorate with flags
the building was flagged for the holiday - v become less intense