Marker vs Flag - What's the difference?
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An object used to mark a location.
Someone or something that marks.
# One who keeps account of a game played, as of billiards.
# A counter used in card games and other games.
# The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an alignment.
# An attachment to a sewing machine for marking a line on the fabric by creasing it.
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A felt-tipped pen.
(slang) A signed note of a debt to be paid.
(slang, figuratively) A nonmonetary debt owed to someone, especially in return for a favor.
(paintball) A device that fires a paintball
(sports) A defending player who stays close to an opponent in order to mark them.
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A gene or DNA sequence with a known location on a chromosome that can be used to identify individuals or species.
(In competition law) A recognition given by a competition authority that a company is the first to approach it to reveal the existence of a cartel, as a prelude to a formal application for leniency for the company.
To mark or write on (something) using a
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A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
An exact representation of a flag (for example: a digital one used in websites).
(nautical) A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.
(nautical, often used attributively) A signal flag.
The use of a flag, especially to indicate the start of a race or other event.
(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.
(computer science) In a command line interface, a command parameter requesting optional behavior or otherwise modifying the action of the command being invoked.
(British) An abbreviation for capture the flag.
To furnish or deck out with flags.
To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.
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To signal to, especially to stop a passing vehicle etc.
To convey (a message) by means of flag signals.
To note, mark or point out for attention.
(computing) To signal (an event).
(computing) To set a program variable to true .
To weaken, become feeble.
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To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.
* T. Moore
To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness.
To enervate; to exhaust the vigour or elasticity of.
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Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus .
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A slice of turf; a sod.
A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.
(geology) Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones.
To lay down flagstones.
* Fred is planning to flag his patio this weekend.
A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc.
A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.
The bushy tail of a dog such as a setter.
(music) A hook attached to the stem of a written note that assigns its rhythmic value
As verbs the difference between marker and flag
is that marker is while flag is to furnish or deck out with flags or flag can be to weaken, become feeble or flag can be to lay down flagstones.As a noun flag is
a piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol or flag can be any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, iris pseudacorus or flag can be a slice of turf; a sod or flag can be a group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc.marker
English
(wikipedia marker)Noun
(en noun)Man City 4-1 Man Utd", BBC Sport , 22 September 2013:
- Pellegrini insisted this was a game City had to win - this they did and with the sort of performance that put down a marker for how the Chilean wants his team to play.
- We may not be able to do this alone. Maybe it’s time to call in some of our markers .
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Synonyms
* (felt-tipped pen) marker penDerived terms
* biomarker * discourse marker * magic marker * man marker / man-marker * marker bed * marker gene * on-time marker * permanent marker * whiteboard markerVerb
(en verb)citation
Anagrams
* * ----flag
English
(commons)Etymology 1
From (etyl) flag, . More at (l), (l).Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* Boolean * switchDerived terms
* antiflag * false flag * flagkini * freak flag * raise a flag * show the flag * white flagVerb
(flagg)citation, page= , passage=Walcott was, briefly, awarded a penalty when he was upended in the box but referee Phil Dowd reversed his decision because Bendtner had been flagged offside. }}
- Please flag down a taxi for me.
- to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance
- I've flagged up the need for further investigation into this.
- Users of the Internet forum can flag others' posts as inappropriate.
- The compiler flagged three errors.
- Flag the debug option before running the program.
See also
* banner * colour * ensign * jack * pennant * standard * vexillologyVerb
(flagg)- His strength flagged toward the end of the race.
- The pleasures of the town begin to flag .
citation, page= , passage=The sides took it in turns to err and excite before Newcastle flagged and Arsenal signalled their top-four credentials by blowing the visitors away. }}
- as loose it [the sail] flagged around the mast
- to flag the wings
- (Prior)
- Nothing so flags the spirits.
Etymology 3
Of uncertain origin; compare Danish .Noun
(en noun)- And laden barges float
- By banks of myosote;
- And scented flag and golden flower-de-lys
- Delay the loitering boat.