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flat

/ flat /
adverb/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
with flat sails
"sail flat against the wind"
adjective satellite Sense 2
without pleats
Similar:
unfolded
adjective satellite Sense 3
parallel to the ground
"a flat roof"
Similar:
horizontal
adjective satellite Sense 4
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
"found himself lying flat on the floor"
Similar:
unerect
adjective satellite Sense 5
not made with leavening
"most flat breads are made from unleavened dough"
Similar:
unleavened
adjective Sense 6
lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
"B flat"
Opposites:
natural sharp
Domain:
music
adjective satellite Sense 7
not increasing as the amount taxed increases
Similar:
regressive
adjective satellite Sense 8
having lost effervescence
"flat beer"
"a flat cola"
Similar:
noneffervescent
adverb Sense 9
wholly or completely
"He is flat broke"
adverb Sense 10
at full length
"he fell flat on his face"
adverb Sense 11
against a flat surface
"he lay flat on his back"
adverb Sense 12
below the proper pitch
"she sang flat last night"
adjective Sense 13
lacking contrast or shading between tones
Similar:
underdeveloped
Opposites:
contrasty
Domain:
photography picture taking
adjective satellite Sense 14
having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another
"a flat desk"
"acres of level farmland"
"a plane surface"
Similar:
even
noun Sense 15
a shallow box in which seedlings are started
Type of:
box
noun Sense 16
a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
Type of:
musical notation
Kinds of:
double flat
noun Sense 17
a deflated pneumatic tire
Type of:
pneumatic tire pneumatic tyre
noun Sense 18
a level tract of land
Type of:
plain field champaign
Kinds of:
salt flat salt plain
adjective satellite Sense 19
lacking variety in shading
"a flat unshaded painting"
Similar:
unshaded
adjective satellite Sense 20
not reflecting light; not glossy
"flat wall paint"
"a photograph with a matte finish"
Similar:
dull
adjective satellite Sense 21
(of a tire) completely or partially deflated
Similar:
deflated
adjective satellite Sense 22
having no depth or thickness
Similar:
planar two-dimensional
noun Sense 23
scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
Type of:
scenery scene
Kinds of:
coulisse wing flat tormenter tormentor teaser
Has parts:
mise en scene stage setting setting
adverb Sense 24
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"
Opposites:
indirectly
Pertains to:
direct
adjective satellite Sense 25
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
Similar:
thin
Domain:
biology biological science
adjective satellite Sense 26
lacking taste or flavor or tang
"a bland diet"
"insipid hospital food"
"flavorless supermarket tomatoes"
"vapid beer"
"vapid tea"
Similar:
tasteless
adjective satellite Sense 27
lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
"a bland little drama"
"a flat joke"
Similar:
unstimulating unexciting
adjective satellite Sense 28
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"
Similar:
multidimensional
noun Sense 29
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
Type of:
housing lodging living accommodations
Kinds of:
bedsitting room bedsitter bedsit cold-water flat duplex apartment
Has parts:
apartment building apartment house
noun Sense 30
freight car without permanent sides or roof
Type of:
freight car
adjective satellite Sense 31
not modified or restricted by reservations
"a categorical denial"
"a flat refusal"
Similar:
unqualified
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
31
Total Synonyms
19
Total Relationships
54
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

unfolded horizontal unerect unleavened natural sharp regressive noneffervescent underdeveloped contrasty even box