flatfish
- n sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
- n any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
flatfoot
- n a policeman who patrols a given region
- n a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out
flathead
- n food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards
- n pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout
flathead catfish
- n large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
flatness
- n the property of having two dimensions
- n a want of animation or brilliance
the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style - n a deficiency in flavor
it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils - n the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
- n inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy