Word of the Day
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flat
flat
/f ˈlæt/
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a level tract of land
flat meaning(s)
- (n) a level tract of land
- (n) a shallow box in which seedlings are started
- (n) a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
- (n) freight car without permanent sides or roof
- (n) a deflated pneumatic tire
- (n) scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
- (n) a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
- (adj) having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
- (adj) having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
- (adj) not modified or restricted by reservations
- (adj) stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
- (adj) lacking contrast or shading between tones
- (adj) (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- (adj) flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
- (adj) lacking taste or flavor or tang
- (adj) lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
- (adj) having lost effervescence
- (adj) sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
- (adj) horizontally level
- (adj) lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
- (adj) not reflecting light; not glossy
- (adj) commercially inactive
- (adv) with flat sails
- (adv) in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
flat usage(s)
- The Wireless Aquos is a lithium-ion battery-powered flat-panel TV, weighing just under 14 lbs.
- flat arch flat arch an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados…
- flat bench flat bench a bench on which a weightlifter lies to do exercises
- flat bone flat bone part of the sirloin next to the wedge bone
- flat cap flat cap a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak
- flat coat flat coat the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- flat file flat file a file with two flat surfaces
- flat knot flat knot a square knot used in a reef line
- flat out flat out in a blunt direct manner
- flat panel display flat panel display a type of video display that is thin and flat; commonly used in…
- flat pea flat pea evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pea-like…
- flat solid flat solid a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
- flat tip screwdriver flat tip screwdriver a screwdriver with a flat wedge-shaped tip that fits into a…
- flat tire flat tire a deflated pneumatic tire
- flat wash flat wash ironing that can be done mechanically
- flat-bellied flat-bellied lacking a prominent belly
- flat-bottom flat-bottom having a flat bottom
- flat-bottomed flat-bottomed having a flat bottom
- flat-coated retriever flat-coated retriever an English breed having a shiny black or liver-colored coat;…
- flat-footed flat-footed with feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe
- flat-growing flat-growing of plants that grow relatively low to the ground
- flat-hat flat-hat fly very close to the ground
- flat-leaf parsley flat-leaf parsley a variety of parsley having flat leaves
- flat-top flat-top having a flat or flattened upper surface