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signal vs flag

flag vs signal

signal and flag both are nouns.

signal is an adjective but flag is not an adjective.

signal and flag both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
signal Yes Yes Yes No
flag Yes No Yes No
As verbs, flag is a hyponym of signal; that is, flag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than signal:
  • signal: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
  • flag: communicate or signal with a flag
Other hyponyms of signal include wigwag, semaphore, heliograph, whistle.
signal (noun) flag (noun)
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
any incitement to action emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
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.
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
signal (adjective) flag (adjective)
notably out of the ordinary
signal (verb) flag (verb)
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs provide with a flag
be a signal for or a symptom of become less intense
communicate or signal with a flag
decorate with flags
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
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