IRIS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word iris. (close relations)
Definition of IRIS
irising
Best Alternative Words for IRIS
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| flag | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design • 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 • a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device • flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green • stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones • a conspicuously marked or shaped tail verb • communicate or signal with a flag • provide with a flag • droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness • decorate with flags • become less intense | ||||||||
| fleur-de-lis | nounn | |||||||
noun • plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals • (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris | ||||||||
| iris diaphragm | nounn | |||||||
noun • diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening | ||||||||
| sword lily | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated • plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals | ||||||||
