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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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