Banner

Noun

 * 1) A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
 * 2) Any large sign, especially if constructed of soft material or fabric.
 * 3) A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place.
 * 4) By extension, a cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
 * 5)  The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
 * 6)  A type of advertisement in a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.  Contrast popup, interstitial.
 * 7)  The principal standard of a knight.
 * 8) A person etc. who bans something.

Adjective

 * 1) Exceptional; very good.

Adjectives for Banner
bloodless; darkling; tattered; starry; spangled; elastic; prosperous; flaunting; murky insurgent; bright-colored; gaudy; mimic; emblematical; superb; barbarous; gorgeous; unfurled; horse-tail; hostile;  flapping; gay; flamboyant; victorious; appropriate ;clustered; sinister; bloodstained; triumphant; rippling; holy; silken; star-faced faded; historic; impalpable; crimsoned ragged.

Verbs for Banner
adopt—; bear—; flaunt—; flout—; gather round—; hail—; hang out—; hoist—; lift —; rally round—; serve—; spread—; stretch out—; unfurl—; unroll—; wave—; —dances; —droops; —flies; —flutters; —inspires; —rises into the air; —streams; —symbolizes; —undulates.

Thesaurus
arch, atrocity story, badge, banderole, bang-up, banner head, banneret, battle hymn, black flag, bloody shirt, blue ensign, blue-ribbon, bunting, burgee, capital, caption, cardinal, central, champion, character, characteristic, chief, coachwhip, color, colors, crostarie, crowning, device, differentia, dominant, drop head, dropline, earmark, ensign, epigraph, expansionism, face, fiery cross, first, first-class, first-rate, first-string, flag, focal, foremost, gonfalon, gonfanon, great, guidon, hallmark, hanger, head, heading, headline, headmost, hegemonic, house flag, idiosyncrasy, image, imperialist threat, important, independence, index, indicant, indicator, insignia, jack, jump head, keynote, leading, legend, long pennant, magisterial, main, manifest destiny, mark, martial music, master, measure, memorable, merchant flag, momentous, motto, national anthem, national flag, notable, note, noteworthy, oriflamme, overline, overruling, paramount, peculiarity, pendant, pennant, pennon, pennoncel, picture, predominant, preeminent, preponderant, prevailing, primal, primary, prime, principal, property, ranking, red, red ensign, representation, representative, royal standard, rubric, ruling, running head, running title, scarehead, screamer, seal, self-determination, sigil, sign, signal, signal flag, signature, sovereign, spread, spreadhead, stamp, standard, star, stellar, streamer, subhead, subheading, subtitle, supereminent, superscription, sure sign, swallowtail, symbol, symptom, telltale sign, title, title page, top-notch, topflight, trait, tricolor, vexillum, war song, white, yellow peril

Etymology
baniere: (Modern bannière:) of origin. More at band:.

Derived terms

 * banner roll