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[[t]flæt[/t]]

adj. flat•ter, flat•test,

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) clo (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[/ex]

11) absolute, downright:

a flat denial[/ex]

12) not subject to modification or variation; fixed:

a flat rate with no additional charges[/ex]

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[/ex]

17) pointless, as a remark or joke

18) commercially inactive

19) fia (of a painting) not having the illusion of volume or depth

20) pht (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) mad

a) (of a tone) lowered a half step in pitch:

B flat[/ex]

b) below an intended pitch, as a note; too low

(opposed to sharp).

25) phn flat a, the a-sound (a) of glad, bat, or

act[/ex]

26) something flat

27) clo 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[/ex]

30) a marsh, shoal, or shallow

31) mad

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) sbz a piece of stage scenery consisting of a wooden frame, usu. rectangular, covered with lightweight board or fabric

33) a deflated automobile tire

34) mel an iron or steel bar of rectangular cross section

35) bot a shallow open box used for growing young plants or a closable one for shipping fruits and vegetables

36) spo the area of a football field immediately inside of or outside of an offensive end, close behind or at the line of scrimmage

37) to make flat

38) mad to lower (a pitch), esp. one half step

39) to become flat

40) in a flat position; horizontally; levelly

41) in a flat manner; positively; absolutely

42) completely; utterly:

flat broke[/ex]

43) exactly; precisely:

in two minutes flat[/ex]

44) mad below the true pitch:

to sing flat[/ex]

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- fall flat flat out

Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < ON flatr, akin to OE flet (see flat II), Gk platýs (see platy-, plate) flat′ly, adv. flat′ness, n. II

flat

[[t]flæt[/t]] n.

brit. a residential apartment

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Etymology: 1795–1805; var. of obs. flet, OE: floor, house, hall; akin to flat I