Associations to the word «Ensign»

Wiktionary

ENSIGN, noun. A badge of office, rank, or power.
ENSIGN, noun. The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.
ENSIGN, noun. A flag or banner carried by military units. See standard, color, colour.
ENSIGN, noun. (nautical) The principal flag or banner flown by a ship to indicate nationality.
ENSIGN, noun. A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th Centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.
ENSIGN, noun. A prominent flag or banner.
ENSIGN, verb. (obsolete) To designate as by an ensign.
ENSIGN, verb. To distinguish by a mark or ornament
ENSIGN, verb. (heraldry) To distinguish by an ornament, especially by a crown.
ENSIGN, proper noun. A surname​.
ENSIGN, proper noun. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada
ENSIGN, proper noun. A city in Kansas
ENSIGN, proper noun. (Mormonism) The official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Dictionary definition

ENSIGN, noun. A person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade.
ENSIGN, noun. An emblem flown as a symbol of nationality.
ENSIGN, noun. Colors flown by a ship to show its nationality.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy