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noun
The lowered position, half the height of a mast, at which a flag is flown when mourning, especially expressing respect for the deceased.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The lowered position of anything.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, uncountable
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noun
An unfashionably short length of a pair of trousers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, uncountable
Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles
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noun
The state of having a partially erect penis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, uncountable
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verb
To fly a flag in this position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: half-staff
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: position, place
History
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Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
