flat

/flˈæt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
“a flat desk”
having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
“flat computer monitors”
not modified or restricted by reservations
“a categorical denial”
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
“found himself lying flat on the floor”
lacking contrast or shading between tones
(of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
“B flat”
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
lacking taste or flavor or tang
“a bland diet”
lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
“a bland little drama”
having lost effervescence
“flat beer”
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
“the owl's faint monotonous hooting”
horizontally level
“a flat roof”

noun

a level tract of land
“the salt flats of Utah”
a shallow box in which seedlings are started
a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
freight car without permanent sides or roof
a deflated pneumatic tire
scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

adverb

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