flats

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.

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[Middle English, from Old Norse flatr; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]

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flat′ly adv.flat′ness n.

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flat ²

F0169700 (flăt)n.1. An apartment on one floor of a building.2. Archaic A story in a house.

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[Alteration of Scots flet, inner part of a house, from Middle English, from Old English, floor, dwelling; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]

flats

(flæts) or

flatties

pl n (Clothing & Fashion) shoes with flat heels or no heels

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flats - footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)footgear, footwear - covering for a person's feetplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one