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flat 1 F0169700 (flăt)adj. flat·ter, flat·test 1. a. Having a smooth, even surface: a flat field. See Synonyms at level.b. Having a relatively broad level surface in relation to thickness or depth: a flat box.2. a. Being in horizontal position; lying down: flat on his back.b. Being without slope or curvature: a flat line on a chart.c. Having a low heel or no heel: flat shoes.3. Free of qualification; absolute: a flat refusal.4. Fixed; unvarying: a flat rate.5. Lacking interest or excitement; dull: a flat scenario.6. a. Lacking in flavor: a flat stew that needs salt.b. Having lost effervescence or sparkle: flat beer.7. a. Deflated. Used of a tire.b. Electrically discharged. Used of a storage battery.8. Of or relating to a horizontal line that displays no ups or downs and signifies the absence of physiological activity: A flat electroencephalogram indicates a loss of brain function.9. Of or relating to a hierarchy with relatively few tiers or levels: a flat organization chart.10. Commercially inactive; sluggish: flat sales for the month.11. Unmodulated; monotonous: a flat voice.12. Lacking variety in tint or shading; uniform: "The sky was bright but flat, the color of oyster shells" (Anne Tyler).13. Not glossy; matte: flat paint.14. Music a. Being below the correct pitch.b. Being one half step lower than the corresponding natural key: the key of B flat.15. Designating the vowel a as pronounced in bad or cat.16. Nautical Taut. Used of a sail.17. Informal Having small breasts.adv.1. a. Level with the ground; horizontally.b. On or up against a flat surface; at full length.2. So as to be flat.3. a. Directly; completely: went flat against the rules; flat broke.b. Exactly; precisely: arrived in six minutes flat.4. Music Below the intended pitch.5. Business Without interest charge.n.1. A flat surface or part.2. often flats A stretch of level ground: salt flats.3. A shallow frame or box for seeds or seedlings.4. A movable section of stage scenery, usually consisting of a wooden frame and a decorated panel of wood or cloth.5. A flatcar.6. A deflated tire.7. A shoe with a flat heel.8. A large flat piece of mail.9. A horse that competes in a flat race. Also called runner.10. Music a. A sign (♭) used to indicate that a note is to be lowered by a semitone.b. A note that is lowered a semitone.11. Football The area of the field to either side of an offensive formation.v. flat·ted, flat·ting, flats v.tr.1. To make flat; flatten.2. Music To lower (a note) a semitone.v.intr. Music To sing or play below the proper pitch. [Middle English, from Old Norse flatr; see plat- in Indo-European roots.] flat′ly adv.flat′ness n.
flat 2 F0169700 (flăt)n.1. An apartment on one floor of a building.2. Archaic A story in a house. [Alteration of Scots flet, inner part of a house, from Middle English, from Old English, floor, dwelling; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]flat (flæt) adj, flatter or flattest1. horizontal; level: flat ground; a flat roof. 2. even or smooth, without projections or depressions: a flat surface. 3. lying stretched out at full length; prostrate: he lay flat on the ground. 4. having little depth or thickness; shallow: a flat dish. 5. (often foll by: against) having a surface or side in complete contact with another surface: flat against the wall. 6. spread out, unrolled, or levelled7. (of a tyre) deflated, either partially or completely8. (of shoes) having an unraised or only slightly raised heel9. (Athletics (Track & Field)) chiefly a. (of races, racetracks, or racecourses) not having obstacles to be jumpedb. of, relating to, or connected with flat racing as opposed to steeplechasing and hurdling: flat jockeys earn more. 10. without qualification; total: a flat denial. 11. without possibility of change; fixed: a flat rate. 12. (prenominal or immediately postpositive) neither more nor less; exact: he did the journey in thirty minutes flat; a flat thirty minutes. 13. unexciting or lacking point or interest: a flat joke. 14. without variation or resonance; monotonous: a flat voice. 15. (of food) stale or tasteless16. (of beer, sparkling wines, etc) having lost effervescence, as by exposure to air17. (Commerce) (of trade, business, a market, etc) commercially inactive; sluggish18. (of a battery) fully discharged; dead19. (Art Terms) (of a print, photograph, or painting) lacking contrast or shading between tones20. (of paint) without gloss or lustre; matt21. (Art Terms) (of a painting) lacking perspective22. (of lighting) diffuse23. (Music, other) music a. (immediately postpositive) denoting a note of a given letter name (or the sound it represents) that has been lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone: B flat. b. (of an instrument, voice, etc) out of tune by being too low in pitch. Compare sharp1224. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics another word for lenis25. (Phonetics & Phonology) flat a phonetics the vowel sound of a as in the usual US or S Brit pronunciation of hand, cat, usually represented by the symbol (æ)adv26. in or into a prostrate, level, or flat state or position: he held his hand out flat. 27. completely or utterly; absolutely: he went flat against the rules. 28. exactly; precisely: in three minutes flat. 29. (Music, other) music a. lower than a standard pitchb. too low in pitch: she sings flat. Compare sharp1830. fall flat to fail to achieve a desired effect, etc31. flat out informal a. with the maximum speed or effortb. totally exhaustedn32. a flat object, surface, or part33. (Physical Geography) (often plural) a low-lying tract of land, esp a marsh or swamp34. (Physical Geography) (often plural) a mud bank exposed at low tide35. (Music, other) music a. an accidental that lowers the pitch of the following note by one chromatic semitone. Usual symbol: ♭ b. a note affected by this accidental. Compare sharp1936. (Theatre) theatre a rectangular wooden frame covered with painted canvas, etc, used to form part of a stage setting37. a punctured car tyre38. (Horse Racing) the flat chiefly ((often cap.)) a. flat racing, esp as opposed to steeplechasing and hurdlingb. the season of flat racing39. (Nautical Terms) nautical a flatboat or lighter40. (Horticulture) US and Canadian a shallow box or container, used for holding plants, growing seedlings, etcvb, flats, flatting or flatted41. to make or become flat42. (Music, other) music the usual US word for flatten3[C14: from Old Norse flatr; related to Old High German flaz flat, Greek platus flat, broad] ˈflatly adv ˈflatness n
flat (flæt) n1. (Building) a set of rooms comprising a residence entirely on one floor of a building. Usual US and Canadian name: apartment 2. Brit and NZ a portion of a house used as separate living quarters3. NZ a house shared with people who are not members of one's own familyvb (intr) , flats, flatting or flattedAustral and NZ to live in a flat (with someone)[Old English flett floor, hall, house; related to flat1]flat1 (flæt) adj. flat•ter, flat•test, adj. 1. horizontally level. 2. level, even, or without unevenness of surface, as land or tabletops. 3. having a surface that is without marked projections or depressions. 4. lying horizontally and at full length. 5. lying wholly on or against something. 6. thrown down, laid low, or level with the ground, as fallen trees or buildings. 7. having a generally level shape or appearance; not deep or thick. 8. (of the heel of a shoe) low and broad. 9. spread out, as an unrolled map or the open hand. 10. deflated; collapsed: a flat tire. 11. absolute, downright: a flat denial. 12. not subject to modification or variation; fixed: a flat rate with no additional charges. 13. lacking vitality or animation; lifeless; dull. 14. having lost its flavor, sharpness, or life, as wine or food; stale. 15. (of a beverage) having lost its effervescence. 16. lacking flavor or piquancy: flat cooking. 17. pointless, as a remark or joke. 18. commercially inactive. 19. (of a painting) not having the illusion of volume or depth. 20. (of a photograph or painting) lacking contrast or gradations of tone or color. 21. (of paint) without gloss; not shiny; matte. 22. not clear, sharp, or ringing, as sound or a voice. 23. lacking resonance and variation in pitch; monotonous. 24. a. (of a tone) lowered a half step in pitch: B flat. b. below an intended pitch, as a note; too low (opposed to sharp). 25. flat a, the a-sound (a) of glad, bat, or act. n. 26. something flat. 27. a shoe, esp. a woman's shoe, with a flat heel or no heel. 28. a flat surface, side, or part of anything. 29. flat or level ground; a flat area: salt flats. 30. a marsh, shoal, or shallow. 31. a. (in musical notation) the symbol ♭, which when attached to a note or to a staff degree lowers its significance one chromatic half step. b. a tone one chromatic half step below another. 32. a piece of stage scenery consisting of a wooden frame, usu. rectangular, covered with lightweight board or fabric. 33. a deflated automobile tire. 34. an iron or steel bar of rectangular cross section. 35. a shallow open box used for growing young plants or a closable one for shipping fruits and vegetables. 36. the area of a football field immediately inside of or outside of an offensive end, close behind or at the line of scrimmage. v.t. 37. to make flat. 38. to lower (a pitch), esp. one half step. v.i. 39. to become flat. adv. 40. in a flat position; horizontally; levelly. 41. in a flat manner; positively; absolutely. 42. completely; utterly: flat broke. 43. exactly; precisely: in two minutes flat. 44. below the true pitch: to sing flat. Idioms: 1. fall flat, to fail completely and noticeably. 2. flat out, Informal. a. without hesitation; directly or openly. b. at full speed or with maximum effort. [1275–1325; Middle English < Old Norse flatr, akin to Old English flet (see flat2), Greek platýs (see platy-, plate)] flat′ly, adv. flat′ness, n. flat2 (flæt) n. a residential apartment. [1795–1805; variant of obsolete flet, Old English: floor, house, hall; akin to flat1] flatIn photography, lacking in contrast.flat apartment">apartment1. 'flat'In British English, a flat is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building. She lived in a tiny furnished flat near Sloane Square.2. 'apartment'In American English, a set of rooms like this is usually called an apartment. It is a six-story building with 20 luxury two- and three-bedroom apartments.3. 'block of flats'In British English, a large building containing flats is usually called a block of flats. The building was pulled down to make way for a block of flats.4. 'apartment block' and 'apartment building'In American English, and sometimes in British English, it is called an apartment building or an apartment block. He lives on the ninth story of an apartment block on Charlesgate East.Several apartment buildings were destroyed in the fire.
flat flatly">flatlyFlat is usually a noun or an adjective, but it is sometimes an adverb. 1. 'flat' used as a nounIn British English, a flat is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building. ...a ground floor flat.See flat - apartment2. 'flat' used as an adjective or adverbSomething that is flat is not sloping, curved, or pointed. Every flat surface in our house is covered with junk.Use a saucepan with a flat base.If something lies or rests flat against a surface, all of it is touching the surface. He was lying flat on his back.She let the blade of her oar rest flat upon the water.A flat refusal, denial, or rejection is definite and firm, and not likely to be changed. He has issued a flat denial of these allegations.3. 'flatly'The adverb corresponding to this meaning of flat is flatly, not 'flat'. She has flatly refused to go.The Norwegians and Danes flatly rejected the evidence.Flatly goes in front of refuse and deny, but you put it after say and state. He flatly refused to accept it.Many scientists flatly denied the possibility.I could use some money, Sarah told him flatly.flat Past participle: flatted Gerund: flatting
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I am flatting | you are flatting | he/she/it is flatting | we are flatting | you are flatting | they are flatting |
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I have flatted | you have flatted | he/she/it has flatted | we have flatted | you have flatted | they have flatted |
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I was flatting | you were flatting | he/she/it was flatting | we were flatting | you were flatting | they were flatting |
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I had flatted | you had flatted | he/she/it had flatted | we had flatted | you had flatted | they had flatted |
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I will flat | you will flat | he/she/it will flat | we will flat | you will flat | they will flat |
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I will have flatted | you will have flatted | he/she/it will have flatted | we will have flatted | you will have flatted | they will have flatted |
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I will be flatting | you will be flatting | he/she/it will be flatting | we will be flatting | you will be flatting | they will be flatting |
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I would flat | you would flat | he/she/it would flat | we would flat | you would flat | they would flat |
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flat1. apartment2. A scenic unit of canvas stretched on a frame.3. A single-story unit of habitation in a multi-story building.FlatA box about a foot wide, two feet long, and two inches deep filled with soil. Garden seeds were planted in it, and later the young plants were transplanted to the garden or a Cold frame. By the end of the twentieth century, a flat usually meant a shallow, flat box holding many small individual containers of plants.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | flat - a level tract of land; "the salt flats of Utah"alluvial flat, alluvial plain - a flat resulting from repeated deposits of alluvial material by running waterchampaign, plain, field - extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"salt flat, salt plain - a flat expanse of salt left by the evaporation of a body of salt water | | 2. | flat - a shallow box in which seedlings are startedbox - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" | | 3. | flat - a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note namedmusical notation - (music) notation used by musiciansdouble flat - a musical notation of two flats in front of a note indicating that it is to be lowered by two semitones | | 4. | flat - freight car without permanent sides or roofflatbed, flatcarfreight car - a railway car that carries freight | | 5. | flat - a deflated pneumatic tire flat tirepneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre - a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc | | 6. | flat - scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage settingcoulisse, wing flat - a flat situated in the wingsmise en scene, stage setting, setting - arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enactedscenery, scene - the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery"tormenter, tormentor, teaser - a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings | | 7. | flat - a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment houseapartmentapartment building, apartment house - a building that is divided into apartmentsbedsit, bedsitter, bedsitting room - a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)cold-water flat - an apartment without modern conveniencesduplex apartment, duplex - an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircaseefficiency apartment - a furnished apartment with a kitchenette and bathroomflatlet - a tiny flathousing, living accommodations, lodging - structures collectively in which people are housedkitchenette - small kitchenmaisonette, maisonnette - a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outsidepenthouse - an apartment located on the top floors of a buildingrailroad flat - an apartment whose rooms are all in a line with doors between themstudio apartment, studio - an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchenrooms, suite - apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)walk-up, walk-up apartment - an apartment in a building without an elevator | Adj. | 1. | flat - having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams"level, planeeven - being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with); "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window" | | 2. | flat - having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness; "flat computer monitors"planar, two-dimensional - involving two dimensions | | 3. | flat - not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal"categoric, categorical, unconditionalunqualified - not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial" | | 4. | flat - stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor"prostrateunerect - not upright in position or posture | | 5. | flat - lacking contrast or shading between tonesphotography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographscontrasty - having sharp differences between black and white | | 6. | flat - (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "B flat"music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous mannernatural - (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone; "a natural scale"; "B natural"sharp - (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "C sharp" | | 7. | flat - flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)compressedbiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismsthin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint" | | 8. | flat - lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"bland, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapidtasteless - lacking flavor | | 9. | flat - lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke"blandunexciting, unstimulating - not stimulating | | 10. | flat - having lost effervescence; "flat beer"; "a flat cola"noneffervescent - not effervescent | | 11. | flat - sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; "the owl's faint monotonous hooting"monotone, monotonic, monotonousunmodulated - characterized by lack of variation in pitch, tone, or volume; "he lectured in an unmodulated voice edged with hysteria" | | 12. | flat - horizontally level; "a flat roof"horizontal - parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a horizontal surface" | | 13. | flat - lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth; "a film with two-dimensional characters"; "a flat two-dimensional painting"2-dimensional, two-dimensionalmultidimensional - having or involving or marked by several dimensions or aspects; "multidimensional problems"; "a multidimensional proposition"; "a multidimensional personality" | | 14. | flat - not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish"mat, matt, matte, matteddull - emitting or reflecting very little light; "a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky" | | 15. | flat - commercially inactive; "flat sales for the month"; "prices remained flat"; "a flat market"inactive - (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly | Adv. | 1. | flat - with flat sails; "sail flat against the wind" | | 2. | flat - in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"straight, directly |
flat1adjective1. even, level, levelled, plane, smooth, uniform, horizontal, unbroken, planar Sit the cup on a flat surface while measuring. even broken, rolling, rough, up and down, sloping, rugged, irregular, uneven, slanting, hilly2. horizontal, prone, outstretched, reclining, prostrate, laid low, supine, recumbent, lying full length Two men near him threw themselves flat. horizontal straight, upright, vertical, on end, perpendicular3. shallow, not deep a square flat box4. low, low-heeled, with low heels, without heels I usually wear flat shoes or boots.5. punctured, collapsed, burst, blown out, deflated, empty It was impossible to ride with a flat tyre.6. used up, finished, empty, drained, expired The battery was flat.7. still, no longer fizzy My hand gripped the glass of flat lemonade.8. absolute, firm, direct, straight, positive, fixed, plain, final, explicit, definite, outright, unconditional, downright, unmistakable, unequivocal, unqualified, out-and-out, categorical, peremptory She is likely to give you a flat refusal.9. set, agreed, settled, fixed, arranged, specified, definite, decided You will be charged a flat fee for the connection.10. sluggish, slow, stagnant, inactive car sales stayed flat11. dull, dead, empty, boring, depressing, pointless, tedious, stale, lacklustre, tiresome, lifeless, monotonous, uninteresting, insipid, unexciting, spiritless The past few days have been flat and empty. dull exciting, sparkling, tasty, bubbly, palatable, fizzy, effervescent, zestful12. without energy, empty, weak, tired, depressed, drained, weary, worn out, dispirited, downhearted, tired out I've been feeling flat at times.13. monotonous, boring, uniform, dull, tedious, droning, tiresome, unchanging, colourless, toneless, samey (informal), uninflected, unvaried Her voice was flat, with no hope in it.noun1. (often plural) plain, strand, shallow, marsh, swamp, shoal, lowland, mud flat salt marshes and mud flatsadverb1. horizontal, outstretched, lying full length Lie down flat on your back.2. completely, directly, absolutely, categorically, precisely, exactly, utterly, outright, point blank, unequivocally He had turned her down flat.flat out (Informal) at full speed, all out, to the full, hell for leather (informal), as hard as possible, at full tilt, at full gallop, posthaste, for all you are worth, under full steam Everyone is working flat out.
flat2noun apartment, rooms, quarters, digs, suite, penthouse, living quarters She lives with her husband in a flat.flatadjective1. Lying down:decumbent, horizontal, procumbent, prone, prostrate, recumbent.2. Lacking an appetizing flavor:bland, flavorless, insipid, tasteless, unsavory.3. Having lost tang or effervescence:stale.4. Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise:arid, aseptic, colorless, drab, dry, dull, earthbound, flavorless, lackluster, lifeless, lusterless, matter-of-fact, pedestrian, prosaic, spiritless, sterile, stodgy, unimaginative, uninspired.5. Lacking gloss and luster:dim, dull, lackluster, lusterless, mat.6. Lacking vividness in color:dim, drab, dull, muddy, murky.7. Having no irregularities, roughness, or indentations:even, flush, level, planar, plane, smooth, straight.8. In a definite and final form; not likely to change:certain, firm, fixed, set.9. Completely such, without qualification or exception:absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter.Informal: flat-out, positive.Chiefly British: blooming.adverb1. To the fullest extent:absolutely, all, altogether, completely, dead, entirely, fully, just, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally, utterly, well, wholly.Informal: clean, clear.Idioms: in toto, through and through.2. In a direct, positive manner:emphatically, flatly, positively.Informal: flat out.verbTo make even, smooth, or level:even, flatten, level, plane, smooth, straighten.Translationsflat (flӕt) adjective1. level; without rise or fall. a flat surface. 平的 平的2. dull; without interest. She spent a very flat weekend. 無聊的 无聊的3. (of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic. a flat denial. 斷然的 断然的4. (of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air. His car had a flat tyre. 癟了的 瘪了的5. (of drinks) no longer fizzy. flat lemonade; (also adverb) My beer has gone flat. 走了氣的 走了气的6. slightly lower than a musical note should be. That last note was flat; (also adverb) The choir went very flat. 降音的 降音的 adverb stretched out. She was lying flat on her back. 平直地 平直地 noun1. (American aˈpartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block. Do you live in a house or a flat? 一套房間 一套房间2. (in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower. 降半音 降半音3. a level, even part. the flat of her hand. 平坦部分 平坦部分4. (usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc. mud flats. 低窪沼澤地 低洼沼泽地ˈflatly adverb definitely; emphatically. She flatly denied it. 斷然地 断然地ˈflatten verb (often with out) to make or become flat. The countryside flattened out as they came near the sea. 變平 变平flat rate a fixed amount, especially one that is the same in all cases. He charged a flat rate for the work. 統一費率 统一价格,统一费率 flat out as fast, energetically etc as possible. She worked flat out. 傾全力 全速地,倾全力 - I have a flat tire (US)
I have a flat tyre (UK) → 车胎没气了 - I have a flat tire (US)
I've a flat tyre (UK) → 我的车轮胎没气了 - The battery is dead (US)
The battery is flat (UK) → 电瓶没电了
flat See:- (as) flat as a board
- (as) flat as a pancake
- (as) flat as a strap
- (as) flat as a tack
- and that's flat
- and that's flat!
- be (as) flat as a pancake
- be (flat) on (one's) back
- be caught flat-footed
- be flat broke
- catch (someone) flat-footed
- catch red-handed
- catch someone flat-footed
- caught flat-footed
- fall (flat) on (one's)/its face
- fall flat
- fall flat on your face
- fall on face
- fall on one's face
- flat as a board
- flat as a pancake
- flat as a tack
- flat broke
- flat busted
- flat chat
- flat on (one's) back
- flat on back
- flat on one's back
- flat out
- flat out like a lizard drinking
- flat strap
- flat-chested
- flat-earther
- flatfoot
- flat-footed
- flat-footed, to be caught/catch
- flat-hat
- flat-hatting
- flathead
- flatline
- go flatting
- granny flat
- in (an amount of time) flat
- in a flat spin
- in no time
- in no time flat
- in nothing flat
- in two minutes, ten seconds, etc. flat
- into a flat spin
- leave (one) flat
- leave flat
- like a cow peeing on a flat rock
- on the flat
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flat1. Chiefly Brita. (of races, racetracks, or racecourses) not having obstacles to be jumped b. of, relating to, or connected with flat racing as opposed to steeplechasing and hurdling 2. (of trade, business, a market, etc.) commercially inactive; sluggish 3. (of a print, photograph, or painting) lacking contrast or shading between tones 4. (of a painting) lacking perspective 5. Musica. denoting a note of a given letter name (or the sound it represents) that has been lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone b. (of an instrument, voice, etc.) out of tune by being too low in pitch 6. a low-lying tract of land, esp a marsh or swamp 7. a mud bank exposed at low tide 8. Musica. an accidental that lowers the pitch of the following note by one chromatic semitone. b. a note affected by this accidental 9. Theatre a rectangular wooden frame covered with painted canvas, etc., used to form part of a stage setting 10. often cap; preceded by the Chiefly Brita. flat racing, esp as opposed to steeplechasing and hurdling b. the season of flat racing 11. Nautical a flatboat or lighter 12. US and Canadian a shallow box or container, used for holding plants, growing seedlings, etc. flat[flat] (acoustics) A musical note that is a half step lower than a specified note. (engineering) A nonglossy painted surface. (geography) A level tract of land. (geology) mud flat (graphic arts) The sheet of glass on which negative films are placed close together for printing on sensitized metal in the photoengraving process. An assemblage of negative or positive films used in preparing a photo-offset plate. (mineralogy) An inferior grade of rough diamonds. (navigation) A place covered with water too shallow for ordinary navigation. The area between high- and low-water marks along the edge of an arm of the sea, a bay, or tidal river; the term is usually used in the plural. (naval architecture) A partial deck below the main deck, constructed without any camber. (science and technology) A smooth, even surface. An object with a broad, shallow or thin form. flat1. Descriptive of a roof, etc., having little or no slope. 2. One floor of a multistory building or a dwelling unit on one floor. 3. Descriptive of paint having very low gloss. 4. A piece of framed stage scenery without thickness other than its framing members. 5. A metal bar having a rectangular cross section; if fabricated of steel, must have a minimum thickness of 0.203 in. (0.516 cm) and a maximum width of 8 in. (20.3 cm).flat (1)Lacking any complex internal structure. "That bitty boxhas only a flat file system, not a hierarchical one." The verbform is flatten. Usually used pejoratively (at least withrespect to file systems).flat (2)Said of a memory architecture like that of the VAX orMotorola 680x0 that is one big linear address space(typically with each possible value of a processor registercorresponding to a unique address). This is a Good Thing.The opposite is a "segmented" architecture like that of theIntel 80x86 in which addresses are composed from abase-register/offset pair. Segmented designs are generallyconsidered cretinous.flat (3)A flat domain is one where all elements except bottomare incomparable (equally well defined). E.g. the integers.flat(1) An appearance that is not sculpted or shaded. See flat UI.
(2) Structures that are not hierarchical; for example, a list of items. Flat also refers to structures that do not contain explicit pointers to other structures. See flat file and flat address space. See also flat screen.flat
FlatConvertibles: Earning interest on the date of payment only. General: Having neither a short nor a long position in a stock. Clean. Market: Characterized by horizontal price movement, usually the result of low activity. Equities: To execute without commission or markup.Flat1. Describing a stock or other security that is neither rising nor falling in price.
2. In foreign exchange, having no position. That is, an investor is flat if he/she has neither bought nor short sold a given currency.
3. Describing a bond that trades without interest that has accumulated since the last coupon payment. It is fairly unusual for bonds to trade flat, as the buyer is normally expected to compensate the seller for the next coupon that the seller will no longer receive from the issuer. However, bonds in default trade flat.flat1. Of, relating to, or being a market maker's inventory position that is neither long nor short; that is, the inventory is zero.2. Of, relating to, or being a bond that trades without accrued interest. For example, bonds of a company in bankruptcy proceedings trade flat. A bond trading flat is indicated in bond transaction tables by the symbol f.See FL
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flat Related to flat: Flat White, Flat affect, Flat characterSynonyms for flatadj lying downSynonyms- decumbent
- horizontal
- procumbent
- prone
- prostrate
- recumbent
adj lacking an appetizing flavorSynonyms- bland
- flavorless
- insipid
- tasteless
- unsavory
adj having lost tang or effervescenceSynonymsadj lacking liveliness, charm, or surpriseSynonyms- arid
- aseptic
- colorless
- drab
- dry
- dull
- earthbound
- flavorless
- lackluster
- lifeless
- lusterless
- matter-of-fact
- pedestrian
- prosaic
- spiritless
- sterile
- stodgy
- unimaginative
- uninspired
adj lacking gloss and lusterSynonyms- dim
- dull
- lackluster
- lusterless
- mat
adj lacking vividness in colorSynonymsadj having no irregularities, roughness, or indentationsSynonyms- even
- flush
- level
- planar
- plane
- smooth
- straight
adj in a definite and final form; not likely to changeSynonymsadj completely such, without qualification or exceptionSynonyms- absolute
- all-out
- arrant
- complete
- consummate
- crashing
- damned
- dead
- downright
- out-and-out
- outright
- perfect
- plain
- pure
- sheer
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- total
- unbounded
- unequivocal
- unlimited
- unmitigated
- unqualified
- unrelieved
- unreserved
- utter
- flat-out
- positive
- blooming
adv to the fullest extentSynonyms- absolutely
- all
- altogether
- completely
- dead
- entirely
- fully
- just
- perfectly
- quite
- thoroughly
- totally
- utterly
- well
- wholly
- clean
- clear
adv in a direct, positive mannerSynonyms- emphatically
- flatly
- positively
- flat out
verb to make even, smooth, or levelSynonyms- even
- flatten
- level
- plane
- smooth
- straighten
Synonyms for flatnoun a level tract of landRelated Words- alluvial flat
- alluvial plain
- champaign
- plain
- field
- salt flat
- salt plain
noun a shallow box in which seedlings are startedRelated Wordsnoun a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note namedRelated Words- musical notation
- double flat
noun freight car without permanent sides or roofSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a deflated pneumatic tireSynonymsRelated Words- pneumatic tire
- pneumatic tyre
noun scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvasRelated Words- coulisse
- wing flat
- mise en scene
- stage setting
- setting
- scenery
- scene
- tormenter
- tormentor
- teaser
noun a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment houseSynonymsRelated Words- apartment building
- apartment house
- bedsit
- bedsitter
- bedsitting room
- cold-water flat
- duplex apartment
- duplex
- efficiency apartment
- flatlet
- housing
- living accommodations
- lodging
- kitchenette
- maisonette
- maisonnette
- penthouse
- railroad flat
- studio apartment
- studio
- rooms
- suite
- walk-up
- walk-up apartment
adj having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than anotherSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thicknessRelated Wordsadj not modified or restricted by reservationsSynonyms- categoric
- categorical
- unconditional
Related Wordsadj stretched out and lying at full length along the groundSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking contrast or shading between tonesRelated Words- photography
- picture taking
Antonymsadj (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitoneRelated WordsAntonymsadj flattened laterally along the whole length (eSynonymsRelated Words- biological science
- biology
- thin
adj lacking taste or flavor or tangSynonyms- bland
- flavorless
- flavourless
- insipid
- savorless
- savourless
- vapid
Related Wordsadj lacking stimulating characteristicsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having lost effervescenceRelated Wordsadj sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitchSynonyms- monotone
- monotonic
- monotonous
Related Wordsadj horizontally levelRelated Wordsadj lacking the expected range or depthSynonyms- 2-dimensional
- two-dimensional
Related Wordsadj not reflecting lightSynonymsRelated Wordsadj commercially inactiveRelated Wordsadv in a forthright mannerSynonyms |