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ban·ner
 banner
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- pronunciation:
- bae
n
 r
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a piece of cloth, usu. with a motto or emblem and mounted on a staff, representing a person, organization, or cause.
The troop leader carried the Boy Scouts' banner in the parade.- synonyms:
- pennant, pennon
- similar words:
- banderole, bunting, ensign, insignia, oriflamme, standard, streamer
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| definition 2: |
a flag, as of a nation or state.
The "star-spangled" banner referred to in the national anthem of the United States is the American flag.- synonyms:
- flag, pennon, standard
- similar words:
- bunting, ensign, gonfalon, oriflamme, streamer
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| definition 3: |
a sign printed on a piece of cloth.
Banners outside the theater announced the upcoming performances.- synonyms:
- flag, sign
- similar words:
- ensign
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| definition 4: |
a newspaper headline, usu. stretching across the page.
The banner read, "War ends in Europe!"- synonyms:
- headline
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| definition 5: |
a rectangular space that may occupy the top, bottom, or side edge of a webpage and is typically used for announcements and advertisments.
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| related words: |
title |
adjective + (n.)banner
blue,
bright,
colorful,
festive,
front-page,
giant,
green,
hanging,
homemade,
huge,
ideological,
orange,
pink,
purple,
red,
scarlet,
socialist,
spangled,
tattered,
waving,
weekly,
welcome,
yellow
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verb + (n.)banner
adorn,
carry,
click,
deck,
decorate,
display,
festoon,
flock,
hoist,
march,
print,
raise,
rally,
sing,
suspend,
tow,
trail,
unfurl,
unify,
unite,
wave
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(n.)banner
+ verb
accomplish,
advertise,
announce,
bear,
bore,
celebrate,
chant,
declare,
denounce,
depict,
drape,
emblazon,
feature,
flap,
flutter,
fly,
greet,
hang,
headline,
honor,
mark,
proclaim,
read,
ripple,
salute,
shout,
stretch,
string
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noun + (n.)banner
advertising,
airplane,
balloon,
billboard,
birthday,
booth,
carrier,
championship,
cloth,
demonstrator,
flag,
funeral,
ladder,
neon,
parade,
pennant,
protest,
protester,
rainbow,
sideshow,
sign,
silk,
star,
swastika
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adjective |
| definition: |
unusually successful.
It was a banner year for profits.- synonyms:
- excellent, outstanding, record, successful, superior
- similar words:
- notable, profitable, red-letter, striking
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