NOUN
  • Definition - Any equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.
  • Definition - A visual system for transmitting information using the above equipment; especially, by means of two flags held one in each hand, using an alphabetic and numeric code based on the position of the signaller's arms; flag semaphore.
  • Definition - A bit, token, fragment of code, or some other mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time, or to synchronize and coordinate events in different processes.
  • Example - The thread increments the semaphore to prevent other threads from entering the critical section at the same time.
VERB
  • Definition - To signal using, or as if using, a semaphore, with the implication that it is done nonverbally.
  • Example - The thread increments the semaphore to prevent other threads from entering the critical section at the same time.
Words in your word
9 Letter Words
semaphore 16
7 Letter Words
hampers 14 hareems 12 heapers 12 reshape 12 amperes 11
5 Letter Words
hemps 12 morph 12 pashm 12 ephas 10 ephor 10 haems 10 hames 10 harem 10 harms 10 harps 10 heaps 10 hemes 10 herma 10 herms 10 homas 10 homer 10 homes 10 hoper 10 hopes 10 mahoe 10 marsh 10 opahs 10 phase 10 pheos 10 raphe 10 rehem 10 rheme 10 shame 10 shape 10 sharp 10 sheep 10 shmoe 10 moper 9 mopes 9 perms 9 poems 9 pomes 9 prams 9 proem 9 proms 9 ramps 9 remap 9 romps 9 sperm 9 hares 8 hears 8 heres 8 heros 8 hoars 8 hoers 8
4 Letter Words
hemp 11 ahem 9 epha 9 haem 9 hame 9 hams 9 haps 9 harm 9 harp 9 hasp 9 heap 9 heme 9 hems 9 heps 9 herm 9 homa 9 home 9 homs 9 hope 9 hops 9 mash 9 mesh 9 mhos 9 mosh 9 ohms 9 opah 9 pash 9 pehs 9 pheo 9 phos 9 posh 9 sham 9 shmo 9 shop 9 soph 9 amps 8 maps 8 mope 8 mops 8 pams 8 perm 8 poem 8 pome 8 poms 8 pram 8 prom 8 ramp 8 romp 8 samp 8 spam 8
3 Letter Words
ham 8 hap 8 hem 8 hep 8 hom 8 hop 8 meh 8 mho 8 ohm 8 pah 8 peh 8 pho 8 poh 8 amp 7 map 7 mop 7 pam 7 pom 7 ahs 6 ash 6 hae 6 hao 6 has 6 her 6 hes 6 hoe 6 hos 6 ohs 6 rah 6 rho 6 sha 6 she 6 sho 6 soh 6 ape 5 apo 5 arm 5 asp 5 eme 5 emo 5 ems 5 mae 5 mar 5 mas 5 mes 5 moa 5 mor 5 mos 5 oma 5 oms 5
2 Letter Words
hm 7 ah 5 eh 5 ha 5 he 5 ho 5 oh 5 sh 5 am 4 em 4 ma 4 me 4 mo 4 om 4 op 4 pa 4 pe 4 po 4 ae 2 ar 2 as 2 er 2 es 2 oe 2 or 2 os 2 re 2 so 2