flag

nouns

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

flag

is a type of (narrower)

special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

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.

flag, masthead

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

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

a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device

flag, signal flag

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

flag, pin

stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

flag, flagstone

a conspicuously marked or shaped tail

flag

is a part of

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

"the dog barked all night"

Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog

is a part of

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

cervid, deer

is a type of (narrower)

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

tail