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flat
(fl/&/t )

adjective (a)

  • lacking contrast or shading between tones(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    contrasty
    source: wordnet30
  • (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone(adj.all)
    Example:
    B flat.
    Antonym:
    sharp
    source: wordnet30
  • Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.(adjective)
    source: webster1913
  • Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft; -- said of a club.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a level tract of land(noun.object)
    Example:
    The salt flats of Utah.
    source: wordnet30
  • a shallow box in which seedlings are started(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • freight car without permanent sides or roof(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    flatbed, flatcar
    source: wordnet30
  • a deflated pneumatic tire(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    flat tire
    source: wordnet30
  • scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    apartment
    source: wordnet30
  • A level surface, without elevation, relief, or prominences; an extended plain; specifically, in the United States, a level tract along the along the banks of a river; as, the Mohawk Flats.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • with flat sails(adv.all)
    Example:
    Sail flat against the wind.
    source: wordnet30
  • in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly(adv.all)
    Example:
    Came out flat for less work and more pay.
    Synonym:
    directly, straight
    Antonym:
    indirectly
    source: wordnet30
  • In a flat manner; directly; flatly.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another(adj.all)
    Example:
    A flat desk.
    Skirts sewn with fine flat seams.
    Synonym:
    level, plane
    source: wordnet30
  • having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness(adj.all)
    Example:
    Flat computer monitors.
    source: wordnet30
  • not modified or restricted by reservations(adj.all)
    Example:
    A flat refusal.
    Synonym:
    categoric, categorical, unconditional
    source: wordnet30
  • stretched out and lying at full length along the ground(adj.all)
    Example:
    Found himself lying flat on the floor.
    Synonym:
    prostrate
    source: wordnet30
  • flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    compressed
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking taste or flavor or tang(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    bland, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting(adj.all)
    Example:
    A flat joke.
    Synonym:
    bland
    source: wordnet30
  • having lost effervescence(adj.all)
    Example:
    Flat beer.
    A flat cola.
    source: wordnet30
  • sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    monotone, monotonic, monotonous
    source: wordnet30
  • horizontally level(adj.all)
    Example:
    A flat roof.
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth(adj.all)
    Example:
    A flat two-dimensional painting.
    Synonym:
    2-dimensional, two-dimensional
    source: wordnet30
  • not reflecting light; not glossy(adj.all)
    Example:
    Flat wall paint.
    Synonym:
    mat, matt, matte, matted
    source: wordnet30
  • commercially inactive(adj.all)
    Example:
    Flat sales for the month.
    Prices remained flat.
    A flat market.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • To make flat; to flatten; to level.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To become flat, or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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