hammer and sickle

hammer and sickle
Synonyms and related words:
armory, badge, badge of office, badges, baton, blazonry, brassard, button, cap and gown, chain, chain of office, class ring, cockade, collar, cross, decoration, dress, eagle, emblems, ensigns, fasces, figurehead, fleur-de-lis, heraldry, insignia, lapel pin, livery, mace, mantle, markings, medal, mortarboard, old school tie, pin, regalia, ring, rose, school ring, shamrock, sigillography, skull and crossbones, sphragistics, staff, swastika, tartan, thistle, tie, uniform, verge, wand

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  • hammer and sickle — n [singular] 1.) the sign of a hammer crossing a ↑sickle on a red background, used as a sign of ↑communism 2.) the flag of the former Soviet Union …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hammer and sickle — noun singular the sign that represents Communism, consisting of a hammer across a SICKLE (=a tool used for cutting grain crops). This sign was used on the flag of the former Soviet Union …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hammer and sickle — n. the emblem of Communist parties in some countries, consisting of a sickle (symbolizing peasants) placed across a hammer (symbolizing workers) …   English World dictionary

  • hammer and sickle — ► NOUN ▪ the symbols of the industrial worker and the peasant used as the emblem of the former USSR and of international communism …   English terms dictionary

  • Hammer and sickle — The hammer and sickle is a part of communist symbolism and its usage indicates an association with Communism, Communist Party, or Communist state. It features a hammer superimposed on a sickle, or vice versa. The two tools are symbols of the… …   Wikipedia

  • hammer and sickle — noun the emblem on the flag of the Soviet Union • Hypernyms: ↑emblem, ↑allegory * * * ˌhammer and ˈsickle [hammer and sickle] noun singular tools representing the …   Useful english dictionary

  • hammer and sickle — symbol of a crossed hammer and sickle representing the worker and the farmer (part of the flag of the former Soviet Union) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hammer and sickle — noun 1. an emblem consisting of a crossed hammer and sickle representing the industrial worker and the peasant; adopted as the emblem of the Soviet Union in 1923. 2. any similar emblem of communism outside the Soviet Union …  

  • hammer and sickle — noun Date: 1921 an emblem consisting of a crossed hammer and sickle used especially as a symbol of Soviet Communism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Hammer and sickle (disambiguation) — Hammer and sickle is the international symbol of Communism.Hammer and sickle may also refer to:*Hammer Sickle, a computer game *Hammer and Sickle plant, Moscow …   Wikipedia

  • hammer and sickle — 1. the emblem of the Soviet Union, adopted in 1923 and consisting of an insignia of a hammer with its handle across the blade of a sickle and a star above. 2. any emblem similar to this, as the flag of Communist parties in some countries. * * * …   Universalium

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