flat F₄L₁A₁T₁

Adjective 4 meanings

1. Having no variations in height.

   “The land around here is flat.”

2. Without variation in level, quantity, value, tone etc.

   “The exchange rate has been flat for several weeks.”

3. Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; uninteresting; dull and boring.

   “The party was a bit flat.”

4. Lowered by one semitone.

Adverb 4 meanings

1. So as to be flat.

   “Spread the tablecloth flat over the table.”

2. Completely, firmly, or unequivocally.

   “I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat.”

3. Exactly; precisely.

   “In the mile race, Smith's time was 3:58.56, and Brown's was four minutes flat.”

4. Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement.

   “He can run a mile in four minutes flat.”

Noun 4 meanings

1. An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).

   “The hovercraft skimmed across the open flats.”

2. A note played one chromatic semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).

   “The key of E♭ has three flats.”

3. A flat tyre/flat tire.

4. A type of ladies' shoe with a very low heel.

   “She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels.”

Verb 4 meanings

1. To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.

2. To fall from the pitch.

3. To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.

4. To make flat; to flatten; to level.

Similar and opposite words

• PLAT₆
• SPLAT₇
• SLAT₄
• SALAT₅
• BLAT₆
• ECLAT₇
• CLAT₆
• MUDFLAT₁₃
• RUNFLAT₁₀
• BALLAT₈
• CERVELAT₁₃
• KHALAT₁₃

• FLAG₈
• FEAT₇
• FIAT₇
• FLAW₁₀
• FLAP₉
• FRAT₇
• PLAT₆
• FLAK₁₁
• FLAX₁₄
• FLAY₁₀
• FLAN₇
• FLIT₇
• SLAT₄
• FLAM₉
• FLAB₉
• BLAT₆
• CLAT₆