ensign
ensign is a 6-letter English word with 10 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A flag; a banner; a standard; esp., the national flag, or a banner indicating nationality, carried by a ship or a body of soldiers; -- as distinguished from flags indicating divisions of the army, rank of naval officers, or private signals, and the like. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. A flag; a banner; a standard; esp., the national flag, or a banner indicating nationality, carried by a ship or a body of soldiers; -- as distinguished from flags indicating divisions of the army, rank of naval officers, or private signals, and the like.
- noun. A signal displayed like a standard, to give notice.
- noun. Sign; badge of office, rank, or power; symbol.
- noun. Formerly, a commissioned officer of the army who carried the ensign or flag of a company or regiment.
- noun. A commissioned officer of the lowest grade in the navy, corresponding to the grade of second lieutenant in the army.
- transitive verb. To designate as by an ensign.
- transitive verb. To distinguish by a mark or ornament; esp. (Her.), by a crown; thus, any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it, is said to be ensigned.
- noun. colors flown by a ship to show its nationality
- noun. an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality
- noun. a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade
Common word forms
ensigns, ensigned, ensigning, ensignment
Words from these letters
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