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Wigwag

To signal by means of a flag waved from side to side according to a code adopted for the purpose.

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Brandish 76% connected

To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish.

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Flourish 76% connected

To grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy growing plant; a thrive.

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Sign 76% connected

That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.

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Signal 76% connected

A sign made for the purpose of giving notice to a person of some occurence, command, or danger; also, a sign, event, or watchword, which has been agr…

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Signalize 76% connected

To make signal or eminent; to render distinguished from what is common; to distinguish.

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Wave 76% connected

See Waive.

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