noun Download 🔗Share An area of level ground. Examples : "The park had a large flat area perfect for playing baseball. " geography geology area essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A note played a 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. ♭♪). Examples : "The music teacher explained that the "flat" on the B meant to play it a half-step lower. " music essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flat tyre/tire. Examples : "My bike has a flat, so I can't ride to school today. " vehicle technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels. Examples : "She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels." wear style item thing appearance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes. Examples : "My son bought a pair of flat running shoes for track practice. " sport wear essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting. Examples : "The artist used a flat to apply thin layers of paint to the canvas. " art utensil essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The flat part of something: Examples : "The flat of the ruler is useful for drawing straight lines. " part appearance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A wide, shallow container or pallet. Examples : "a flat of strawberries" utensil item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (mail) A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes. Examples : "My sister sent a large flat of photos from her vacation. " stationery communication essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar. Examples : "The freight train used a flat to transport the heavy machinery. " vehicle industry essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught. Examples : "The little flat was perfect for carrying the family's picnic supplies across the shallow river. " nautical vehicle essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension. Examples : "The tabletop is a flat surface. " math space essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned. Examples : "My grandfather wore a wide-brimmed flat to shade his face from the sun at the park. " wear style appearance item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flat sheet for use on a bed. Examples : "My grandmother brought a new flat to use on her bed. " item wear essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions. Examples : "The school's float for the annual parade featured intricate designs of mythical creatures. " festival culture tradition art essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal. Examples : "The miners discovered a flat, running parallel to the main gold vein, promising a new source of ore. " geology mineral essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A dull fellow; a simpleton. Examples : "My brother is a bit of a flat; he doesn't understand the simplest jokes. " character person essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (technical, theatre) A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin that depicts a building or other part of a scene, also called backcloth and backdrop. Examples : "The stage crew carefully positioned the flat to represent the school building for the play. " technical art entertainment building structure essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various hesperiid butterflies that spread their wings open when they land. Examples : "The flat butterfly landed gracefully on the flower, its wings spread wide. " animal insect nature essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An early kind of toy soldier having a flat design. Examples : "My grandfather's collection included many antique flat toys, including a whole regiment of flat soldiers. " entertainment game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a flat call; to call without raising. Examples : "During the phone call, Sarah flat called the meeting for next week, choosing not to suggest a later date. " game sport bet essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface. Examples : "The tire on my bicycle flatted after I rode over a sharp piece of metal. " appearance condition essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fall from the pitch. Examples : "The pitcher flat on the final pitch, losing the game. " music essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone. Examples : "The singer flatted the high note in the song, making it sound slightly lower than intended. " music sound essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make flat; to flatten; to level. Examples : "The construction workers used a heavy roller to flat the newly poured concrete. " appearance action material essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress. Examples : "The long, boring lecture completely flattened my enthusiasm for the history project. " mind character essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having no variations in height. Examples : "The land around here is flat." appearance property essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (voice) Without variations in pitch. Examples : "My teacher's voice was flat when she announced the bad test results. " music sound language communication phonetics essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks. Examples : "That girl is completely flat on both sides." appearance body sex essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (note) Lowered by one semitone. Examples : "The teacher played the C note, then played a flat C. " music essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be. Examples : "Your A string is too flat." music sound essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture. Examples : "My bicycle tire was flat, so I couldn't ride to school today. " vehicle condition technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Uninteresting. Examples : "The party was a bit flat." character style attitude essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles. Examples : "The soda was flat, so I didn't enjoy it. " drink food essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Lacking acidity without being sweet. Examples : "The lemonade was flat; it didn't have any zing. " food drink essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead. Examples : "My phone's battery is flat; I need to charge it. " electronics energy essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a throw) Without spin; spinless. Examples : "The tennis ball flew flat across the court. " sport technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; dull and boring. Examples : "The dialogue in your screenplay is flat -- you need to make it more exciting." mind character condition attitude essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share (of a consonant) sonant; vocal, as distinguished from a sharp (non-sonant) consonant Examples : "The teacher emphasized the "flat" sound in the word "sing" to help the students pronounce it correctly. " language phonetics linguistics sound essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (grammar) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to". Examples : "The word "home" is a flat adjective used as a noun. " grammar linguistics essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a golf club) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft. Examples : "The golf club had a flat head, making it difficult to hit the ball straight. " sport technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of certain fruits) Flattening at the ends. Examples : "The pear was flat at the ends, making it look a little unusual. " fruit essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (authorship, especially of a character) Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional. Examples : "The new student's character in the play was flat; we couldn't connect with her because she had no real motivations or flaws. " character literature writing story essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adverb Download 🔗Share So as to be flat. Examples : "Spread the tablecloth flat over the table." position appearance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share Bluntly. Examples : "I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat." attitude character language communication essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share (with units of time, distance, etc) Not exceeding. Examples : "He can run a mile in four minutes flat." amount number statistics essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adverb Download 🔗Share Directly; flatly. Examples : "The teacher explained the instructions flat out. " language word essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share Without allowance for accrued interest. Examples : "The bank offered a flat rate for the student loan, meaning no extra interest was added. " finance business essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An apartment, usually on one level and usually consisting of more than one room. Examples : "My aunt lives in a small flat above the bakery. " property building architecture place essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To beat or strike; pound Examples : "The carpenter flatted the nail head until it was even with the surface. " action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dash or throw Examples : "The child flatted the ball against the wall. " action sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dash, rush Examples : "The student flatted across the playground to catch the last bus home. " action way essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading