The Wordsmith Dictionary

flat fish |ˈflatˌfiSH ˈflætˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or flatfishes ) a flattened marine fish that swims on its side with both eyes on the upper side. They live typically on the seabed and are colored to resemble it. [Order Pleuronectiformes: several families, in particular Bothidae (left-eye flounders ), Pleuronectidae (right-eye flounders ), and Soleidae (soles ).]

flatfoot

flat foot |ˈflatˌfo͝ot ˈflætfʊt | ▶noun 1 a condition in which the foot has an arch that is lower than usual. 2 ( pl. flatfoots or flatfeet |-ˌfēt | ) informal, dated a police officer.

flat-footed

flat-foot ed |ˈˌflæt ˈˌfʊdəd | ▶adjective 1 having flat feet: a flat-footed, overweight cop. 2 • informal unable to move quickly and smoothly; clumsy: getting caught in flat-footed ignorance can be uncomfortable. • informal not clever or imaginative; uninspired: he has little space for anecdote, but the text is no flat-footed catalog. PHRASES catch someone flat-footed informal take someone by surprise: the rise of regional conflicts has caught military planners flat-footed. DERIVATIVES flat-foot ed ly adverb, flat-foot ed ness noun

flat-four

flat-four ▶adjective (of an engine ) having four horizontal cylinders, two on each side of the crankshaft. ▶noun an engine of this type.

flathead

flat head |ˈflatˌhed ˈflæthed | ▶noun 1 ( Flathead ) a member of certain North American Indian peoples such as the Chinook, Choctaw, and Salish, named from their supposed practice of flattening their children's heads artificially. • the Salishan language spoken by those people. 2 informal a foolish person. 3 an edible tropical marine fish that has a pointed flattened head with the eyes positioned on the top, typically burrowing in the seabed with just the eyes showing. [Family Platycephalidae: several genera and species. ] 4 (of an engine ) having the valves and spark plugs in the cylinder block rather than the cylinder head, which is essentially a flat plate. • (of a vehicle ) having such an engine. 5 [ as modifier ] (of a screw ) countersunk.

Flathead Range

Flat head Range a range of the Rocky Mountains in northwestern Montana. The Flathead River flows through the area.

flatiron

flat i ron |ˈflatˌīərn ˈflætaɪərn | ▶noun historical an iron that was heated externally and used for pressing clothes.

flatland

flat land |ˈflatˌland ˈflætlænd | ▶noun 1 (also flatlands ) land with no hills, valleys, or mountains: another 100 miles of flatland. 2 [ as place name ] an imagined land existing in only two dimensions. [from the title of a book, Flatland (1884 ), by E. A. Abbot. ] 3 Brit. an urban area in which the majority of dwellings are flats (apartments ): London flatland. DERIVATIVES flat land er noun she's been enthralling flatlanders with her tales of the mountains

flat-leafed parsley

flat-leafed pars ley (also flat-leaf parsley ) ▶noun parsley of a variety with large flat leaves. Also called Italian parsley.

flatline

flat line |ˈflatˌlīn ˈflætlaɪn | ▶verb [ no obj. ] informal 1 (of a person ) die. • (of a project or undertaking ) fail: the film has flatlined. 2 fail to increase; remain static: their share of the vote has flatlined at about 3 \%. DERIVATIVES flat lin er noun ORIGIN 1980s: from flat 1 + line 1 (with reference to the continuous straight line displayed on a heart monitor, indicating death ).

flatly

flat ly |ˈflatlē ˈflætli | ▶adverb 1 showing little interest or emotion: “You'd better go, ” she said flatly. 2 in a firm and unequivocal manner; absolutely: they flatly refused to play | [ as submodifier ] : his view seems to me flatly contrary to our evidence. 3 in a smooth and even way: I applied the paint flatly. • Photography without marked contrast of light and dark: the photographs were lit very flatly.

flatmate

flat mate |ˈflatˌmāt ˈflætˌmeɪt | ▶noun Brit. a person who shares a flat (apartment ) with others: my flatmate moved out a month ago.

flatpack

flat pack |ˈflatˌpak ˈflæt ˌpæk | ▶noun Electronics a package for an integrated circuit consisting of a rectangular sealed unit with a number of horizontal metal pins protruding from its sides.

flat race

flat race ▶noun a horse race over level ground, as opposed to a steeplechase or hurdles. DERIVATIVES flat rac ing noun

flat rate

flat rate |ˈflæt ˈˌreɪt | ▶noun a charge that is the same in all cases, not varying in proportion with something: a system of charging a flat rate per household | [ as modifier ] : replacing the fee-for-service system with flat-rate payments. • a rate of taxation that is not progressive, but remains at the same proportion on all amounts.

flat screen

flat screen ▶noun [ usu. as modifier ] a television or computer screen that is perfectly flat rather than slightly curved and has a slim casing: a flat-screen TV.

flat sheet

flat sheet ▶noun an ordinary sheet for a bed as distinct from a fitted one.

flat spin

flat spin |ˈflæt ˈˌspɪn | ▶noun Aeronautics a spin in which an aircraft descends in tight circles while remaining almost horizontal.

flatten

flat ten |ˈflatn ˈflætn | ▶verb 1 make or become flat or flatter: [ with obj. ] : spoon the mixture into the pan, flatten into cakes, and fry until brown | [ no obj. ] : the ground flattened out and became marshy | (as adj. flattened ) : they were dancing on the flattened grass. • [ with obj. ] press (oneself or one's body ) against a surface, typically to get away from something or to let someone pass: they flattened themselves on the pavement as a bomb came whistling down. • [ with obj. ] Music lower (a note ) in pitch by a half step. 2 [ with obj. ] raze (a building or settlement ) to the ground: the hurricane flattened thousands of homes. • informal knock someone down with power and vigor: once I'm in the ring, I know I can flatten him. • informal defeat (someone ) completely, esp. in a sports contest. PHRASAL VERBS flatten out 1 (of an increasing quantity or rate ) show a less marked rise; slow down. 2 make an aircraft fly horizontally after a dive or climb: he flattened out and made a fine three-point landing. DERIVATIVES flat ten er noun

flatter

flat ter |ˈflatər ˈflædər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] lavish insincere praise and compliments upon (someone ), esp. to further one's own interests: she was flattering him to avoid doing what he wanted. • give an unrealistically favorable impression of: the portraitist flatters his sitter to the detriment of his art. • (usu. be flattered ) make (someone ) feel honored and pleased: [ with obj. and infinitive ] : I was very flattered to be given the commission | [ with obj. and clause ] : at least I am flattered that you don't find me boring. • (flatter oneself ) make oneself feel pleased by believing something favorable about oneself, typically something that is unfounded: [ with clause ] : I flatter myself I'm the best dressed man here. • (of a color or a style of clothing ) make (someone ) appear more attractive or to the best advantage: the muted fuchsia shade flattered her pale skin. • archaic please (the ear or eye ): the beauty of the stone flattered the young clergyman's eyes. ORIGIN Middle English: perhaps a back-formation from flattery .

flatterer

flat ter er |ˈflatərər ˈflætərər | ▶noun a person who lavishes praise, often insincerely; a sycophant: he is not allowing flatterers to deceive him.

flattering

flat ter ing |ˈflatəriNG ˈflædərɪŋ | ▶adjective (of a person or their remarks ) full of praise and compliments: the article began with some flattering words about us. • pleasing; gratifying: [ with infinitive ] : it was flattering to have a pretty girl like Frances so obviously fond of him. • enhancing someone's appearance: I don't think anything sleeveless is very flattering | that's a flattering picture of him. DERIVATIVES flat ter ing ly adverb

flattery

flat ter y |ˈflatərē ˈflædəri | ▶noun ( pl. flatteries ) excessive and insincere praise, esp. that given to further one's own interests: his healthy distrust of courtiers' flattery. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French flaterie, from flater ‘stroke, flatter, ’ probably of Germanic origin and related to flat 1 .

flattie

flattie |ˈflati |(also flatty ) ▶noun ( pl. flatties ) informal 1 a flat-heeled shoe. 2 a flatfish. 3 a flatboat. 4 dated a police officer. [late 19th cent.: informal abbreviation of flatfoot . ]

flattop

flat top |ˈflatˌtäp ˈflætˌtɑp | ▶noun 1 informal an aircraft carrier. 2 a man's hairstyle in which the hair is cropped short so that it bristles up into a flat surface: a blond flattop and a faint blond mustache.

flatulence

flat u lence |ˈflaCHələns ˈflætʃələns | ▶noun the accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal: foods that may cause flatulence. • inflated or pretentious speech or writing; pomposity: the flatulence characterizing his writings. DERIVATIVES flat u len cy noun

flatulent

flat u lent |ˈflaCHələnt ˈflætʃələnt | ▶adjective suffering from or marked by an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal: treat flatulent cows with caustic soda. • related to or causing this condition: the flatulent effect of beans. • inflated or pretentious in speech or writing: the days of flatulent oratory are gone. DERIVATIVES flat u lent ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via French from modern Latin flatulentus, from Latin flatus ‘blowing ’ (see flatus ).

flatus

fla tus |ˈflātəs ˈfleɪdəs | ▶noun formal gas in or from the stomach or intestines, produced by swallowing air or by bacterial fermentation. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘blowing, ’ from flare ‘to blow. ’

flatware

flat ware |ˈflatˌwe (ə )r ˈflætˌwɛ (ə )r | ▶noun eating utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons. • relatively flat dishes such as plates and saucers. The opposite of hollowware.

flatwater

flat wa ter |ˈflatˌwôtər ˈflætˌwɔtər | ▶noun slowly moving water in a river, as opposed to rapids: [ as modifier ] : flatwater kayak and canoe teams.

flatworm

flat worm |ˈflatˌwərm ˈflætˌwərm | ▶noun a worm of a phylum that includes the planarians together with the parasitic flukes and tapeworms. They are distinguished by having a simple flattened body that lacks blood vessels, and a digestive tract that, if present, has a single opening. [Phylum Platyhelminthes: several classes. ]

flat-woven

flat-wo ven ▶adjective (of a carpet or rug ) woven so as not to form a projecting pile. DERIVATIVES flat-weave noun

Oxford Dictionary

flat

flat 1 |flat | ▶adjective ( flatter, flattest ) 1 having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations: he sat down on a flat rock | trim the surface of the cake to make it completely flat. • (of land ) without hills: thirty-five acres of flat countryside. • (of an expanse of water ) calm and without waves. • not sloping: the flat roof of a garage. • having a broad level surface but little height or depth; shallow: a flat rectangular box | a flat cap. • (of shoes ) without heels or with very low heels. 2 lacking emotion; dull and lifeless: ‘I'm sorry, ’ he said, in a flat voice. • (of a person ) without energy or enthusiasm: his sense of intoxication wore off until he felt flat and weary. • (of trade, prices, etc. ) not showing much activity; sluggish: the UK housing market was flat. • (of a colour ) uniform: a flat shade of grey. • (of a photograph or negative ) lacking contrast. 3 (of a sparkling drink ) having lost its effervescence. • (of something kept inflated, especially a tyre ) having lost some or all of its air, typically because of a puncture. • Brit. (of a battery ) having exhausted its charge. 4 [ attrib. ] (of a fee, wage, or price ) the same in all cases, not varying with changed conditions or in particular cases: a flat fare of £2.50. See also flat rate. • (of a denial, contradiction, or refusal ) completely definite and firm; absolute: the request was met with a flat refusal. 5 (of musical sound ) below true or normal pitch. • [ postpositive ] (of a key ) having a flat or flats in the signature. • [ postpositive ] (of a note ) a semitone lower than a specified note: E flat. 6 ( Flat ) relating to flat racing: the Flat season. ▶adverb 1 in or to a horizontal position: he was lying flat on his back | she had been knocked flat by the blast. • lying in close juxtaposition, especially against another surface: his black curly hair was blown flat across his skull. • so as to become smooth and even: I hammered the metal flat. 2 informal completely; absolutely: I thought you'd turn me down flat | [ as submodifier ] : Myers was flat broke. • used with an expression of time to emphasize how quickly something can be done or has been done: you can prepare a healthy meal in ten minutes flat . 3 below the true or normal pitch of musical sound. ▶noun 1 [ in sing. ] the flat part of something: she placed the flat of her hand over her glass. • (usu. flats ) an area of low level ground, especially near water: the shingle flats of the lake. • N. Amer. a shallow container in which seedlings are grown and sold. • (often flats ) chiefly US a shoe with a very low heel or no heel. • a railway wagon with a flat floor and no sides or roof; a flatcar. 2 (often flats ) an upright section of stage scenery mounted on a movable frame. 3 informal, chiefly N. Amer. a flat tyre. 4 ( the Flat ) Brit. flat racing. 5 a musical note lowered a semitone below natural pitch. • the sign (♭) indicating a flat. ▶verb ( flats, flatting, flatted ) [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. as adj. flatted ) Music, N. Amer. lower (a note ) by a semitone: ‘blue ’ harmony emphasizing the flatted third and seventh. 2 archaic make flat; flatten: flat the loaves down. PHRASES fall flat fail completely to produce the intended or expected effect: his jokes fell flat. fall flat on one's face fail in an embarrassingly obvious way: we might fall flat on our faces and end up bankrupt. ( as ) flat as a pancake see pancake. flat out 1 as fast or as hard as possible: the whole team is working flat out to satisfy demand. 2 informal, chiefly N. Amer. without hesitation or reservation: she flat out said she didn't trust her fellow board members | (as adj. flat-out ) : flat-out perjury. 3 lying stretched out, especially asleep or in a state of exhaustion. on the flat Brit. on level ground as opposed to uphill: the car wouldn't go uphill or overtake on the flat. • (on the Flat ) (of a horse race ) on an open course as opposed to one with jumps. that's flat informal used to indicate that one has reached a decision and will not be persuaded to change one's mind: he won't leave and that's flat. DERIVATIVES flatness noun, flattish adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Norse flatr.

flat

flat 2 |flat | ▶noun chiefly Brit. a set of rooms forming an individual residence, typically on one floor and within a larger building containing a number of such residences: a block of flats. ▶verb ( flats, flatting, flatted ) [ no obj., with adverbial of place ] Austral. /NZ live in or share a flat: Zoë flats in Auckland. PHRASES go flatting Austral. /NZ leave one's family home to live in a flat: in my third year I left home and went flatting with David. DERIVATIVES flatlet noun ORIGIN early 19th cent. (denoting a floor or storey ): alteration of obsolete flet ‘floor, dwelling ’, of Germanic origin and related to flat 1 .

flat arch

flat arch ▶noun Architecture an arch with a flat lower or inner curve. See also jack arch.

flatbed

flat |bed |ˈflatbɛd | ▶noun a long flat area or structure: the flatbed of a truck. • a vehicle with a flat load-carrying area: [ as modifier ] : a flatbed truck. • [ as modifier ] denoting a letterpress printing machine in which the forme is carried on a horizontal surface: a flatbed press. • Computing a scanner, plotter, or other device which keeps paper flat during use.

flat-bed press

flat-bed press ▶noun a press in which a rotating cylinder equipped with paper makes contact with a horizontal printing surface.

flatbill

flatbill flycatcher

flat |bill fly |catch ¦er ▶noun another term for boatbill ( sense 2 ).

flatboat

flat |boat |ˈflatbəʊt | ▶noun a boat with a flat bottom for transport in shallow water.

flatbread

flat |bread |ˈflatbrɛd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] N. Amer. flat, thin bread that is often unleavened.

flatbug

flat |bug ▶noun a broad very flat bug that typically lives on or under loose bark. ●Family Aradidae, suborder Heteroptera: several species.

Flatbush

Flat bush |ˈflatˌbo͝oSH ˈflætˌbʊʃ | a residential and commercial section of central Brooklyn in New York City.

flatcar

flat |car |ˈflatkɑː | ▶noun N. Amer. a railway freight wagon without a roof or sides.

flat-chested

flat-chested ▶adjective (of a woman ) having small breasts.

flat-fell

flat-fell ▶verb see fell 2 ( sense 2 of the verb ).

flat file

flat file ▶noun Computing a file having no internal hierarchy.

flatfish

flat |fish |ˈflatfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or flatfishes ) a flattened marine fish that swims on its side with both eyes on the upper side. They live typically on the seabed and are coloured to resemble it. ●Order Pleuronectiformes: several families, in particular Bothidae (left-eye flounders ), Pleuronectidae (right-eye flounders ), and Soleidae (soles ).

flatfoot

flat |foot |ˈflatfʊt | ▶noun a condition in which the foot has an arch that is lower than usual. • ( pl. flatfoots or flatfeet ) informal, dated a police officer.

flat foot

flat foot ▶noun a foot with an arch that is lower than usual. Also called pes planus.

flat-footed

flat-footed |flatˈfʊtɪd | ▶adjective having flat feet: a flat-footed, overweight colonel. • informal unprepared: many local companies were caught flat-footed by international competition. • informal inelegant, awkward, or uninspired: a flat-footed prose style. DERIVATIVES flat-footedly adverb, flat-footedness noun

flat-four

flat-four ▶adjective (of an engine ) having four horizontal cylinders, two on each side of the crankshaft. ▶noun a flat-four engine.

flathead

flat |head |ˈflathɛd | ▶noun 1 an edible tropical marine fish that has a pointed flattened head with the eyes positioned on the top, typically burrowing in the seabed with just the eyes showing. ●Family Platycephalidae: several genera and species. 2 ( Flathead ) a member of certain North American Indian peoples such as the Chinook, Choctaw, and Salish, named from their supposed practice of flattening their children's heads artificially. 3 [ as modifier ] US (of an engine ) having the valves and spark plugs in the cylinder block rather than the cylinder head, which is essentially a flat plate. • (of a vehicle ) having a flathead engine. 4 [ as modifier ] US (of a screw ) countersunk.

Flathead Range

Flat head Range a range of the Rocky Mountains in northwestern Montana. The Flathead River flows through the area.

flat iron

flat iron ▶noun historical an iron used for pressing clothes which was heated on a hotplate or fire.

flatland

flat |land |ˈflatland | ▶noun [ mass noun ] (also flatlands ) land with no hills, valleys, or mountains.

flat-leaved parsley

flat-leaved parsley (also flat or flat-leaf parsley ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] parsley of a variety with large flat leaves, popular in southern Europe. Also called Italian parsley.

flatline

flat |line |ˈflatlʌɪn | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 informal (of a person ) die. • (of a project or undertaking ) fail: her career has flatlined about three times already. 2 fail to increase; remain static: their share of the vote has flatlined at about 3 \%. DERIVATIVES flatliner noun ORIGIN 1980s: from flat 1 + line 1 (with reference to the continuous straight line displayed on a heart monitor, indicating death ).

flatly

flat ¦ly |ˈflatli | ▶adverb 1 showing little interest or emotion: ‘You'd better go ’ she said flatly. 2 in a firm and unequivocal manner; absolutely: they flatly refused to play. 3 in a smooth and even way: I applied the paint flatly. • Photography without marked contrast of light and dark: the photographs were lit very flatly.

flatmate

flat |mate |ˈflatmeɪt | ▶noun Brit. a person who shares a flat with others: my flatmate moved out a month ago.

flat-pack

flat-pack ▶noun 1 [ often as modifier ] Brit. a piece of furniture or other equipment that is sold in pieces packed flat in a box for easy transport and is assembled by the buyer: a flat-pack bookcase. 2 Electronics a package for an integrated circuit consisting of a rectangular sealed unit with a number of horizontal metal pins protruding from its sides. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. flat-packed ) pack (a self-assembly item ) flat in a box: this workstation is provided flat-packed.

flat parsley

flat pars |ley ▶noun another term for flat-leaved parsley.

flat race

flat race ▶noun a horse race over a course with no jumps, as opposed to a steeplechase or hurdles. DERIVATIVES flat racing noun

flat rate

flat rate ▶noun a charge or level of payment that is the same in all cases: clients are charged a flat rate of £250 annually | [ as modifier ] : the flat-rate state pension. • a rate of taxation that is not progressive, but remains at the same proportion on all amounts.

flat screen

flat screen ▶noun [ usu. as modifier ] a television or computer screen that is perfectly flat rather than slightly curved and that has a slim casing: a flat-screen TV.

flat sheet

flat sheet ▶noun an ordinary sheet for a bed as distinct from a fitted one.

flat spin

flat spin ▶noun Aeronautics a spin in which an aircraft descends in tight circles while remaining almost horizontal. • [ in sing. ] Brit. informal a state of agitation or panic: a scandal has put the university into a flat spin .

flatten

flat |ten |ˈflat (ə )n | ▶verb 1 make or become flat or flatter: [ with obj. ] : her hair had been flattened by the storm | [ no obj. ] : after Kendal, the countryside begins to flatten out . • [ with obj. and adverbial of place ] press (oneself or one's body ) against a surface: Guy flattened himself against the wall. 2 [ with obj. ] raze (a building or settlement ) to the ground: the entire town centre was flattened by the 500 lb bomb. • informal strike (someone ) so as to make them fall down: Flynn flattened him with a single punch. • informal defeat heavily in a contest: they flattened Bridgend by forty-two points to fifteen. • informal humiliate or depress (someone ): the controversy has flattened everybody here. 3 [ with obj. ] Music lower (a note ) in pitch by a semitone. PHRASAL VERBS flatten out 1 (of an increasing quantity or rate ) show a less marked rise; slow down. 2 make an aircraft fly horizontally after a dive or climb: he flattened out and made a fine three-point landing. DERIVATIVES flattener noun

flatter

flat |ter |ˈflatə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] lavish praise and compliments on (someone ), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests: she was flattering him in order to avoid doing what he wanted. • cause (someone ) to feel honoured and pleased: [ with obj. and infinitive ] : I was very flattered to be given the commission | [ with obj. and clause ] : she felt flattered that he was confiding in her. • (flatter oneself ) choose to believe something favourable about oneself, typically when this belief is unfounded: ‘Don't flatter yourself! I wasn't doing it for your benefit! ’. • give an unrealistically favourable impression of: the final scoreline flattered England. • (of a colour or a style of clothing ) cause (someone ) to appear to the best advantage: the fuchsia shade flattered her pale skin. • archaic please (the ear or eye ): the beauty of the stone flattered the clergyman's eyes. PHRASES flatter to deceive appear promising but ultimately disappoint. ORIGIN Middle English: perhaps a back-formation from flattery .

flatterer

flat |ter ¦er |ˈflat (ə )rə (r )| ▶noun a person who lavishes praise, often insincerely; a sycophant: he is not allowing flatterers to deceive him.

flattering

flat ¦ter |ing |ˈflatərɪŋ | ▶adjective full of praise and compliments: the article began with some flattering words about us. • pleasing or gratifying: [ with infinitive ] : it was flattering to have a pretty girl like Fiona so obviously fond of him. • enhancing someone's appearance: I don't think anything sleeveless is very flattering. DERIVATIVES flatteringly adverb

flattery

flat |tery |ˈflat (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. flatteries ) [ mass noun ] excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one's own interests: she allowed no hint of flattery to enter her voice. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French flaterie, from flater ‘stroke, flatter ’, probably of Germanic origin and related to flat 1 .

flattie

flattie |ˈflati |(also flatty ) ▶noun ( pl. flatties ) informal 1 a flat-heeled shoe. 2 a flatfish. 3 a flatboat. 4 dated a police officer. [late 19th cent.: informal abbreviation of flatfoot . ]

flat-top

flat-top ▶noun 1 a man's hairstyle in which the hair is cropped short so that it bristles up into a flat surface. 2 an acoustic guitar that has a flat rather than a curved front. 3 US informal an aircraft carrier.

flatulence

flatulence |ˈflatjʊl (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal: foods that may cause flatulence. • inflated or pretentious speech or writing; pomposity: the flatulence characterizing his writings. DERIVATIVES flatulency noun

flatulent

flatulent |ˈflatjʊl (ə )nt | ▶adjective suffering from or marked by an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal. • related to or causing an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal: the flatulent effect of beans. • inflated or pretentious in speech or writing: his flatulent oratory. DERIVATIVES flatulently adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: via French from modern Latin flatulentus, from Latin flatus ‘blowing ’ (see flatus ).

flatus

flatus |ˈfleɪtəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] technical gas in or from the stomach or intestines, produced by swallowing air or by bacterial fermentation. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘blowing ’, from flare ‘to blow ’.

flatware

flat |ware |ˈflatwɛː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] relatively flat items of crockery such as plates and saucers. • N. Amer. domestic cutlery.

flatwater

flatwater |ˈflatwɔːtə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] N. Amer. slowly moving water in a river, as opposed to rapids.

flatworm

flat |worm |ˈflatwəːm | ▶noun a worm of a phylum which includes the planarians together with the parasitic flukes and tapeworms. They are distinguished by having a simple flattened body which lacks blood vessels, and a digestive tract which, if present, has a single opening. ●Phylum Platyhelminthes: several classes.

flat-woven

flat-woven ▶adjective (of a carpet or rug ) woven so as not to form a projecting pile. DERIVATIVES flat-weave noun

American Oxford Thesaurus

flat

flat adjective 1 a flat surface: level, horizontal; smooth, even, uniform, regular, plane. ANTONYMS vertical, uneven. 2 the sea was flat: calm, still, pacific, tranquil, glassy, undisturbed, without waves, like a millpond. ANTONYMS choppy. 3 a flat wooden box: shallow, low-sided. ANTONYMS deep. 4 flat sandals: low, low-heeled, without heels. 5 the teacher's flat voice: monotonous, toneless, droning, boring, dull, tedious, uninteresting, unexciting, soporific; bland, dreary, colorless, featureless, emotionless, expressionless, lifeless, spiritless, lackluster, plain-vanilla. ANTONYMS exciting, emotional. 6 he felt too flat to get out of bed: depressed, dejected, dispirited, despondent, downhearted, disheartened, low, low-spirited, down, unhappy, blue; without energy, enervated, sapped, weary, tired out, worn out, exhausted, drained; informal down in the dumps. ANTONYMS cheerful, energized. 7 the market was flat: slow, inactive, sluggish, slack, quiet, depressed. ANTONYMS busy. 8 a flat tire: deflated, punctured, burst. ANTONYMS inflated. 9 a flat fee: fixed, set, regular, unchanging, unvarying, invariable. 10 a flat denial: outright, direct, absolute, definite, positive, straight, plain, explicit; firm, resolute, adamant, assertive, emphatic, categorical, unconditional, unqualified, unequivocal. ▶adverb 1 she lay down flat on the floor: stretched out, outstretched, spread-eagle, sprawling, prone, supine, prostrate, recumbent. 2 informal she turned me down flat: outright, absolutely, firmly, resolutely, adamantly, emphatically, insistently, categorically, unconditionally, unequivocally. ▶noun (flats ) they race their bikes across the flats: tidal flats, mud flats, tideland, intertidal area. PHRASES flat out I'd been working flat out: hard, as hard as possible, for all one's worth, to the limit, all out; at full speed, as fast as possible, at full tilt, full bore, full throttle, in high gear; informal like crazy, like mad, like the wind, firing on all cylinders, like a bat out of hell.

flatten

flatten verb 1 Flynn flattened the crumpled paper: make flat, make even, smooth (out /off ), level (out /off ). 2 the cows flattened the grass: compress, press down, crush, squash, compact, trample; informal smoosh. 3 tornadoes can flatten buildings in seconds: demolish, raze (to the ground ), tear down, knock down, destroy, wreck, devastate, obliterate; informal total. 4 informal Griff flattened him with a single punch: knock down /over, knock to the ground, fell, prostrate; informal floor, deck.

flatter

flatter verb 1 it amused him to flatter her: compliment, praise, express admiration for, say nice things about, fawn over; cajole, humor, flannel, blarney; informal sweet-talk, soft-soap, brown-nose, butter up, play up to, slobber over; formal laud. ANTONYMS insult. 2 I was flattered to be asked: honor, gratify, please, delight; informal tickle pink. ANTONYMS offend. 3 a hairstyle that flattered her: suit, become, look good on, go well with; informal do something for. ANTONYMS clash with.

flatterer

flatterer noun he's got all the flatterers that money can buy: sycophant, bootlicker, brown-noser, toady, lickspittle, flunky, lackey, yes-man, doormat, stooge, cringer, suck, suck-up.

flattering

flattering adjective 1 flattering remarks: complimentary, praising, favorable, commending, admiring, applauding, appreciative, good; fulsome, honeyed, sugary, cajoling, silver-tongued, honey-tongued; fawning, oily, obsequious, ingratiating, servile, sycophantic; informal sweet-talking, soft-soaping, crawling, bootlicking; formal encomiastic. 2 it was very flattering to be nominated: pleasing, gratifying, honoring, gladdening. 3 her most flattering dress: becoming, enhancing.

flattery

flattery noun she's simply not vain enough to fall for your flattery: praise, adulation, compliments, blandishments, honeyed words; fawning, blarney, cajolery; formal encomium; informal sweet talk, soft soap, snow job, buttering up, toadying.

flatulence

flatulence noun 1 medications that help with flatulence: (intestinal ) gas, wind; informal farting, tooting; formal flatus. 2 the flatulence of his latest recordings: pomposity, pompousness, pretension, pretentiousness, grandiloquence, bombast, turgidity.

Oxford Thesaurus

flat

flat 1 adjective 1 a flat surface: level, horizontal, levelled; smooth, even, uniform, consistent, featureless, flush, plumb, regular, unvarying, continuous, unbroken, plane. ANTONYMS vertical; bumpy. 2 the sea was flat: calm, still, tranquil, pacific, undisturbed, without waves, like a millpond; glassy, motionless, waveless, unagitated; literary stilly. ANTONYMS choppy. 3 a flat wooden box: shallow, not deep, wide. ANTONYMS deep. 4 she put on some flat sandals: low, low-heeled, heelless, without heels. ANTONYMS high-heeled. 5 his voice was flat and without expression: monotonous, toneless, droning, boring, dull, tedious, uninteresting, unexciting, soporific; bland, vapid, vacant, insipid, prosaic, dreary, colourless, featureless, jejune; emotionless, unfeeling, unexcited, unexpressive, expressionless, lifeless, spiritless, lacklustre, dead; informal deadly. ANTONYMS exciting; emotional. 6 he felt flat, used-up, weary: depressed, dejected, dispirited, despondent, downhearted, disheartened, discouraged, low, low-spirited, down, gloomy, glum, unhappy, blue, desolate, weighed down, oppressed; without energy, enervated, sapped, weary, tired out, worn out, exhausted, devitalized, drained; informal down in the mouth, down in the dumps. ANTONYMS cheerful, full of beans. 7 the market was flat: slow, inactive, sluggish, slow-moving, slack, quiet, not busy, depressed, stagnant, static, dead, unproductive. ANTONYMS busy. 8 flat champagne: still, dead, no longer effervescent. ANTONYMS sparkling. 9 Brit. a flat battery: expired, dead, finished, used up, run out; informal kaput, dud; Brit. informal duff. ANTONYMS fresh; working. 10 a flat tyre: deflated, punctured, burst, collapsed, blown out, ruptured, pierced, empty of air, decompressed, depressurized. ANTONYMS inflated. 11 I charge a flat £30 fee: fixed, set, regular, established, unchanging, unvarying, invariable, unfluctuating, consistent, constant, uniform, straight, hard and fast. 12 a flat denial of any impropriety: outright, direct, point blank, out and out, downright, absolute, definite, positive, straight, stark, all out; plain, explicit; firm, resolute, adamant, assertive, emphatic, insistent, final, conclusive; complete, utter, categorical, unconditional, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing; unqualified, unmodified, unequivocal, unquestionable, unrestricted, unmitigated. ▶adverb 1 I lay down flat on the floor: stretched out, outstretched, spreadeagled, prone, reclining, sprawling, supine, prostrate, recumbent; on one's back, on one's stomach /front, (flat ) on one's face; rare procumbent. 2 informal I thought you'd turn me down flat: outright, directly, absolutely; plainly, explicitly; firmly, resolutely, adamantly, assertively, emphatically, insistently, finally, conclusively; completely, utterly, categorically, unconditionally, thoroughly, definitely; unequivocally, unquestionably. PHRASES fall flat I just felt a lot of the jokes fell flat: fail, be unsuccessful, not succeed, lack success, fall through, break down, abort, miscarry, be defeated, suffer defeat, be in vain, be frustrated, collapse, founder, misfire, backfire, not come up to scratch, meet with disaster, come to grief, come to nothing, come to naught, miss the mark, run aground, go astray. flat out I'd been working flat out: hard, as hard as possible, for all one's worth, vigorously, with a vengeance, to the utmost, to the full, to the limit, all out; at full speed, as fast as possible, post-haste, at full tilt, at breakneck speed, full steam ahead; informal hell for leather, hammer and tongs, like crazy, like mad, like a bat out of hell, at a lick, like the wind, like a bomb, like greased lightning; Brit. informal like billy-o, like the clappers, at a rate of knots. ANTONYMS moderately.

flat

flat 2 noun a two-bedroom flat: apartment, set of rooms, penthouse, home, residence, accommodation; rooms, living quarters, quarters; Austral. home unit; informal pad, digs; N. Amer. informal crib.

flatten

flatten verb 1 Tom flattened the crumpled paper | my stomach has flattened: make /become flat, make /become even, make /become smooth, smooth (out /off ), level (out /off ), even out; iron, steamroller. ANTONYMS roughen, make uneven. 2 he had trampled around and flattened the grass: compress, press down, crush, squash, compact; trample, tread, tramp, wear. 3 tornadoes can flatten buildings in seconds: demolish, raze, raze to the ground, level, tear down, knock down, destroy, wipe out, topple, wreck, reduce to ruins, devastate, annihilate, pulverize, obliterate, ravage, smash, wipe off the face of the earth, wipe off the map; N. Amer. informal total; rare unbuild. 4 informal Flynn flattened him with a single punch: knock down, knock over, knock to the ground, knock off one's feet, fell, topple, prostrate; informal lay out, floor, deck, knock for six, knock into the middle of next week. 5 I flattened a drunken heckler with a couple of speedy put-downs: humiliate, crush, quash, squash, deflate, subdue, humble, cow, chasten, bring down /low, take down a peg or two, mortify; informal put down, floor, cut down to size, put someone in their place, settle someone's hash.

flatter

flatter verb 1 it amused him to flirt with her and flatter her: compliment, praise, commend, admire, express admiration for, pay tribute to, say nice things about; pay court to, pay blandishments to, fawn on, wax lyrical about, make much of; cajole, humour, flannel, blarney; informal sweet-talk, soft-soap, butter up, lay it on thick, lay it on with a trowel, play up to, suck up to, crawl to, creep to, be all over, fall all over; archaic blandish; rare laud, panegyrize. ANTONYMS insult. 2 I was flattered to be asked to join them: honour, gratify, please, give pleasure to, make someone pleased /glad, delight, gladden; informal tickle pink. ANTONYMS offend. 3 a hairstyle that flattered her small features: suit, become, set off, show to advantage, enhance, look good on, look right on, be appropriate to, go well with, embellish, ornament, grace, befit; informal do something for. ANTONYMS clash with.

flatterer

flatterer noun the prince is surrounded by flatterers: sycophant, groveller, fawner, lackey, obsequious person, kowtower, time server; informal crawler, creep, toady, bootlicker, yes man, lickspittle, doormat, truckler; N. Amer. informal suck-up, brown-nose; Brit. vulgar slang arse-licker, arse-kisser; formal encomiast; archaic toad-eater. ANTONYMS critic.

flattering

flattering adjective 1 these are very flattering remarks: complimentary, praising, favourable, commending, admiring, applauding, appreciative; honeyed, sugary, cajoling, flannelling, blarneying, silver-tongued, honey-tongued; fawning, obsequious, ingratiating, servile, sycophantic, unctuous, oleaginous, oily; informal sweet-talking, soft-soaping, crawling, creeping, bootlicking, smarmy; rare encomiastic, encomiastical. ANTONYMS unflattering, insulting. 2 Mr Crosbie said it was very flattering to be nominated: pleasing, gratifying, honouring, gladdening. ANTONYMS offensive. 3 she had worn her most flattering dress: becoming, enhancing, appropriate, embellishing, ornamenting, gracing, befitting. ANTONYMS unflattering, unbecoming.

flattery

flattery noun the old man sounded mollified by the flattery: praise, adulation, compliments, blandishments, admiration, honeyed words, pats on the back; fawning, simpering, puffery, blarney, cajolery, wheedling; informal sweet talk, soft soap, spiel, buttering up, cosying up, toadying, currying favour, weasel words; Brit. informal flannel; Brit. vulgar slang arse-kissing, arse-licking; N. Amer. vulgar slang brown-nosing, ass-kissing, ass-licking; rare laudation. ANTONYMS criticism.

flatulence

flatulence noun 1 medications that help with flatulence: intestinal gas, wind, gas; informal farting; formal flatus, borborygmus. 2 the flatulence of his latest recordings: pomposity, pompousness, pretension, pretentiousness, posing, posturing, grandiosity, grandness, grandiloquence, bombast, turgidity, hot air.

Duden Dictionary

flat

flat Adjektiv Musik |flɛt |englisch englische Bezeichnung für das Erniedrigungszeichen in der Notenschrift z. B. a flat [as ]

Flat

Flat Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich , die |flɛt |die Flat; Genitiv: der Flat, Plural: die Flats Kurzwort für: Flatrate

Flatfee

Flat fee , Flat Fee Substantiv, feminin , die Flat Fee |ˈflɛtfiː ˈflɛtfiː |die Flatfee; Genitiv: der Flatfee, Plural: die Flatfees die Flat Fee; Genitiv: der -, Plural: die -s englisch flat fee, aus: flat = pauschal, Einheits- (eigentlich = flach, eingeebnet, aus dem Altnordischen ) und fee = Gebühr, über das Altfranzösische letztlich zu mittellateinisch feudum, feudal [pauschal ] zu entrichtende Gebühr für den Zugang zu einem Provider oder einem anderen Service 1b

Flatrate

Flat rate , Flat Rate Substantiv, feminin , die Flat Rate |ˈflɛtreɪt ˈflɛtreɪt |die Flatrate; Genitiv: der Flatrate, Plural: die Flatrates die Flat Rate; Genitiv: der Flat Rate, Flat Rates englisch flat rate, aus: flat (Flatfee ) und rate = Tarif, Satz 5 , über das Altfranzösische zu mittellateinisch rata, Rate [geringer ] monatlicher Pauschalpreis für die Nutzung von Internet und /oder Telefon Kurzform: Flat

Flatrateparty

Flat rate par ty, Flat rate-Par ty Flat-Rate-Par ty Substantiv, feminin salopp , die Flat-Rate-Party Flatrate-Party die Flatrateparty; Genitiv: der Flatrateparty, Plural: die Flatratepartys die Flatrateparty; Genitiv: der Flatrateparty, Plural: die Flatratepartys die Flatrateparty; Genitiv: der Flatrateparty, Plural: die Flatratepartys öffentliche Feier, Party, bei der ein Eintrittspreis gezahlt werden muss, mit dem dann alle [alkoholischen ] Getränke abgegolten sind

Flatsch

Flatsch Substantiv, maskulin landschaftlich , der Flatsche ; Flatschen |ˈfla (ː )t͜ʃ |der Flatsch; Genitiv: des Flatsch [e ]s, Plural: die Flatsche mittelhochdeutsch vlatsche, vletsche = Schwert mit breiter Klinge, wohl zu althochdeutsch flaʒ, Fladen a auf dem Boden liegende breiige Masse b größeres [unförmiges ] Stück

Flatsche

Flat sche Substantiv, feminin landschaftlich , die Flatsch |ˈfla (ː )t͜ʃə |mittelhochdeutsch vlatsche, vletsche = Schwert mit breiter Klinge, wohl zu althochdeutsch flaʒ, Fladen a auf dem Boden liegende breiige Masse b größeres [unförmiges ] Stück

Flatschen

Flat schen Substantiv, maskulin landschaftlich , der Flatsch |ˈfla (ː )t͜ʃn̩ |mittelhochdeutsch vlatsche, vletsche = Schwert mit breiter Klinge, wohl zu althochdeutsch flaʒ, Fladen a auf dem Boden liegende breiige Masse b größeres [unförmiges ] Stück

Flat-Screen-Monitor

Flat-Screen-Mo ni tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |…ˈskriːn …|der Flat-Screen-Monitor; Genitiv: des Flat-Screen-Monitors, Plural: die Flat-Screen-Monitoren, auch: Flat-Screen-Monitore Flachbildschirmmonitor

Flatter

Flat ter Substantiv, feminin , die |Fl a tter |zu flattern 1b nur in der Fügung die Flatter machen salopp weggehen, verschwinden

Flatterechse

Flat ter ech se Substantiv, feminin , die |Fl a tterechse |Flugdrache

Flatterei

Flat te rei Substantiv, feminin , die |Flatter ei |die Flatterei; Genitiv: der Flatterei dauerndes Flattern

Flattergeist

Flat ter geist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Fl a ttergeist |Plural Flattergeister

flatterhaft

flat ter haft Adjektiv abwertend |fl a tterhaft |unbeständig und oberflächlich, von unstetem Charakter

Flatterhaftigkeit

Flat ter haf tig keit Substantiv, feminin abwertend , die |Fl a tterhaftigkeit |unstetes, wankelmütiges Wesen; Oberflächlichkeit

flatterig

flat te rig , flatt rig Adjektiv flattrig |fl a tterig fl a ttrig |a abwertend flatterhaft b unruhig, unregelmäßig der Puls ist, geht flatterig

Flattermann

Flat ter mann Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |Fl a ttermann |der Flattermann < Plural: Flattermänner > 1 scherzhaft Brathähnchen 2 nervöser, unruhiger Mensch, Mann 3 ohne Plural innere Unruhe, Aufgeregtheit den Flattermann überwinden einen Flattermann haben Lampenfieber haben

Flattermarke

Flat ter mar ke Substantiv, feminin Druckwesen , die |Fl a ttermarke |

flattern

flat tern schwaches Verb |fl a ttern |frühneuhochdeutsch flatern, mittelhochdeutsch vladeren, wohl verwandt mit Falter 1 a Perfektbildung mit »ist « unruhig-taumelig fliegen ein Vogel flattert durch das Zimmer b Perfektbildung mit »hat « mit den Flügeln in kurzen Abständen schlagen [und sich hin und her bewegen ]2 Perfektbildung mit »ist « (von Blättern, Papierstücken o. Ä.) vom Wind oder Luftzug bewegt weitergetragen werden die Blätter flatterten durch die Luft | figurativ eine Einladung ist mir auf den Tisch geflattert (ich habe sie unvermutet, unerwartet bekommen )3 a Perfektbildung mit »hat « heftig vom Wind bewegt werden die Fahne flattert im Wind b Perfektbildung mit »hat « [aufgrund von innerer Unruhe oder Erregtheit ] sich unruhig, zitternd bewegen seine Hände flatterten nervös | figurativ das Herz, der Puls beginnt zu flattern (unregelmäßig zu schlagen )c Perfektbildung mit »hat « umgangssprachlich die [Boden ]haftung verlieren und dadurch unregelmäßig und heftig vibrieren

Flattersatz

Flat ter satz Substantiv, maskulin Druckwesen , der |Fl a ttersatz |Schriftsatz mit ungleichmäßig langen Zeilen

Flattertier

Flat ter tier Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Fl a ttertier |1 (in mehreren Hundert Arten vorkommendes ) Säugetier, das mithilfe von großen Flughäuten weit und schnell fliegen kann z. B. Fledermaus 2 umgangssprachlich flatternd fliegendes Insekt z. B. Schmetterling

Flatulenz

Fla tu lenz Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Flatul e nz |zu Flatus a Gasbildung im Magen oder Darm, Blähsucht b Abgang von Blähungen

Flatus

Fla tus Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |Fl a tus |der Flatus; Genitiv: des Flatus, Plural: die Flatus |[…tuːs ]|lateinisch flatus, eigentlich = das Blasen, zu: flare, Inflation Blähung

French Dictionary

flat

flat FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour crevaison (d ’un pneu ).

flatter

flatter v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Caresser un animal. : Ils flattent leur chatte, la Princesse Maboule. 2 Complimenter avec excès. : Il faut se méfier de ceux qui vous flattent au lieu de donner vraiment leur avis. SYNONYME encenser . 3 Toucher agréablement. : Cette nomination me flatte énormément. 4 Avantager. : Ce vêtement le flatte. SYNONYME embellir . verbe pronominal 1 Être persuadé de. : Il se flatte d ’atteindre l ’objectif fixé. SYNONYME croire ; penser ; prétendre . Note Syntaxique En ce sens, le verbe se construit avec la préposition de suivie de l ’infinitif. 2 Tirer fierté, orgueil. : Elle se flatte de cette réussite. SYNONYME féliciter . Note Syntaxique En ce sens, le verbe se construit avec la préposition de suivie d ’un nom ou d ’un infinitif. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Elle s ’est flattée du succès obtenu. Être flatté que. Être honoré. : Je suis flatté que vous soyez venu à notre réception. SYNONYME être content ; être honoré . Note Syntaxique La conjonction que est suivie du subjonctif. aimer

flatterie

flatterie n. f. nom féminin Louange exagérée. : Elle n ’aime pas les flatteries. SYNONYME coups d ’encensoir ; courbettes . Prononciation Le e central ne se prononce pas, [flatri ]

flatteur

flatteur , euse adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif 1 Qui plaît à l ’amour-propre. : Cette appréciation est flatteuse. SYNONYME agréable ; élogieux . 2 Qui avantage. : Ce miroir teinté est flatteur: il donne bonne mine. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui flatte, qui complimente trop. : Ne soyez pas un flatteur. SYNONYME flagorneur ; hypocrite .

flatteusement

flatteusement adv. adverbe De façon flatteuse.

flatulence

flatulence n. f. nom féminin Présence de gaz dans le tube digestif. Note Orthographique flatul en ce.

Spanish Dictionary

flato

flato nombre masculino 1 Acumulación de gases en el aparato digestivo que produce un dolor fuerte y por lo común pasajero .2 ACent Sensación de tristeza profunda y permanente .

flatulencia

flatulencia nombre femenino Molestia o indisposición debida a la acumulación excesiva de gases en el aparato digestivo :las bebidas carbónicas producen flatulencia .

flatulento, -ta

flatulento, -ta adjetivo 1 Que produce flato :las habas son flatulentas .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que padece flato .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

flat

flat 1 /flæt /〖原義は「傾きがなく水平な」〗(動 )flatten 形容詞～ter ; ～test /3 , 6 , 9 a , 10 , 11 は比較なし 1 〈土地床表面などが〉 (表面に凹凸が (ほとんど )なく )平らな , 平坦な, 起伏のない ▸ Do you really believe the earth is flat ?あなたは本当に地球が平らだと信じているのかい ▸ The road ahead is flat and clear .この先の道は起伏がなく, 視界もよい ▸ a flat screen [roof ]ふくらみのない画面 [平たい屋根 ]▸ I have a flat stomach .私は腹が出ていない 2 〖通例名詞の前で〗平べったい〈パンなど〉, かかとの低い〈靴〉, 厚み [高さ ]のない〈物〉; 浅い〈容器〉; 扁平（へんぺい）な〈足〉▸ a flat disk [cake ]平べったい円盤 [ケーキ ]3 〖be ～〗(床壁などに )ぴったりと身を付けて; 〈物が〉ぴったり接して ▸ be flat on one's face [back ]うつぶせ [あおむけ ]になる ▸ with one's palm flat against the wall 壁にぴったりと手のひらをついて 4 a. 〈タイヤ風船などが〉空気の抜けた, パンクした ▸ get [have ] a flat tire タイヤがパンクする b. 〈炭酸飲料が〉気の抜けた ▸ a glass of flat beer 気の抜けたビール1杯 c. ｟英｠〈電池が〉切れた; 〈バッテリーが〉上がった (dead ).d. 〈食物が〉味のない .5 〖通常be ～〗a. 〈生活人などが〉変化 [活気 ]がない; 〈冗談などが〉おもしろくない, 退屈な ▸ His manner was flat and emotionless .彼の態度は生気も感情もなかった b. 〈絵写真などが〉単調な, 深みがない ; 〈塗料などが〉光沢がない ; 〖名詞の前で〗一様な〈色彩など〉.c. 〈声などが〉抑揚のない, 感情のこもらない .d. 〈商売などが〉ひまな, 不活発な; 〈市場などが〉活気のない .6 〖名詞の前で〗固定 [均一 ]の〈料金価格など〉▸ a flat tax [fee, rate ]一律課税 [均一料金 ]7 〈グラフが〉 (変化がなく )水平の .8 〈地図手などが〉広げられた .9 a. 〘楽〙フラットの, 変音の (↔sharp )▸ E flat 変ホ音 b. 〈楽器などが〉半音下がった; 〈音程が〉下がり気味の .10 〖名詞の前で〗きっぱりとした〈拒否など〉▸ a flat refusal [denial ]断固とした拒絶 11 〘音声〙〈母音が〉平唇の ;〘文法〙語形変化のない ▸ a flat adverb 単純形副詞〘Drive slow. のslowのように, -lyが付かない形容詞と同形の副詞〙(and ) th à t's fl á t!｟英話やや古｠断固としてそうだ ((and ) that's that ).fl à t on one's b á ck 1 ↓副詞 1 .2 ↑3 .3 (病気で )床に臥せる .g ò fl á t 〈タイヤが〉パンクする ; 〈電池が〉切れる ; 〈炭酸飲料などが〉気が抜ける .副詞比較なし 1 平らに ; ばったりと ▸ lie flat on one's back あお向けに横になる 2 ｟くだけて｠きっかり (!時間を表す表現と共に; すばやさを強調 ) ▸ in 30 seconds flat 30秒ジャストで 3 ｟くだけて｠まったく ; きっぱり ▸ be flat broke 一文無しである ▸ tell A flat ｟英話｠≒tell A flat out ｟米｠A 〈人〉にあからさまに言う 4 〘楽〙半音下げて ; 下がり気味の音程で〈歌うなど〉.f à ll fl á t (on one's f á ce [｟卑｠á ss ])ばったりと (うつぶせに )倒れる ; ｟くだけて｠〈ジョーク計画人などが〉まったくうまくいかない, 大失敗する, すべる .fl à t ó ut 1 ｟主に英くだけて｠全速力で ; 一生懸命に .2 ｟主に米くだけて｠はっきりと〈尋ねる言うなど〉; 間違いなく .3 ぐったりと横になって〈 (寝て )いる〉.名詞 C 1 ｟主に米くだけて｠パンクしたタイヤ (flat tire ; puncture )▸ have [fix ] a flat パンク [パンク修理 ]する 2 〘楽〙変音 [フラット ]記号｟♭｠(↔sharp ).3 〖通例～s 〗湿地, 沼地, 浅瀬 ; 平地, 低地 ▸ mud flats (干潮時に現われる )干潟 ▸ on the flat ｟英｠地上で, 平地で 4 〖通例the ～〗平面, 平たい面 [部分 ]▸ the flat of the hand 手のひら 5 〖～s 〗(女性用の )ローヒールの靴 .6 平たい物 ;｟米｠ (苗木用, 果物野菜を入れる )平箱 ; 大きく平たい郵便物 .7 〘劇〙(舞台背景の )張り物 .8 〖通例the F- 〗(競馬の )平地競走 (flat racing [race ]); そのシーズン .9 〘アメフト〙フラット .動詞～s ; ～ted ; ～ting 他動詞 1 ｟米｠〘楽〙〈音〉を半音下げる .2 …を平らにする .自動詞 1 平らになる .2 ｟米｠〘楽〙〈音が〉半音下がる .～̀ c á p ｟英｠＝cloth cap .～̀ f é et 〖複数扱い〗扁平（へんぺい）足 .～́ p à ck (f ù rniture )｟英｠組立家具 .～́ sh è et フラットシーツ〘ベッドのマットレスを覆う敷布〙.～́ sp ì n (飛行機の )水平きりもみ ; きりきり舞い .

flat

flat 2 /flæt /〖語源は「家の床」〗名詞複～s /-ts /C ｟英｠1 アパート , マンション, フラット (｟米｠apartment ) (!(1 )台所浴室などを含む1世帯の住居; 日本の賃貸分譲マンションにも相当する; 通例1階式をさし, 2階式はmaison (n )ette; →apartment 事情 . (2 )建物全体をさすときはflats (｟米｠apartment house [building ])で, 建物を数えるときはa block of flats (共同住宅の1棟 )とする ) ▸ live in [rent ] a first floor flat アパートの2階に住む [を借りる ](→floor 事情 )▸ share a flat with two friends 友達2人とアパートで共同生活する ▸ high-rise flats 高層マンション 2 ｟米｠安アパート .～́ sh à re ｟英｠アパートの共同利用 .

flatboat

fl á t b ò at 名詞 C (大型 )平底船〘運河などでの運搬用〙.

flatcar

fl á t c à r 名詞 C ｟米｠(無蓋無側の平らな )貨車 .

flat-chested

fl à t-ch é st ed /-ɪd /形容詞〈女性が〉胸の平らな [薄い ].

flatfish

fl á t f ì sh 名詞 (→fish )C カレイ目の魚〘ヒラメ, カレイなど〙.

flatfoot

fl á t f ò ot 名詞 C 1 複 -feet 扁平（へんぺい）足 (の状態 ).2 複 -feet, ～s ｟俗｠(巡回 )警察官 .

flat-footed

fl à t-f ó ot ed /-ɪd /形容詞 1 扁平（へんぺい）足をした .2 ｟くだけて｠〈人言動が〉ぎこちない, ぶざまな .3 ｟くだけて｠無遠慮な ; きっぱりとした .c à tch A flat-f ó oted 1 ｟米やや古｠A 〈人〉がさぼっているのを見つける .2 Aを不意打ちする .

Flathead

Fl á t h è ad 名詞 C セイリッシュ族 (の人 ), チヌック族 (の人 ) 〘子供の頭を平らにする習慣のある北米先住民族〙.

flatiron

fl á t ì ron 名詞 C (昔の )アイロン ; こて〘石炭を中に入れたり火で熱して使う〙.

flatlet

flat let /flǽtlət /名詞 C ｟英｠小アパート .

flatline

fl á t l ì ne 動詞自動詞死ぬ〘心電図が直線になることから〙; 〖be flatlining 〗(統計などで )低迷している .

flatly

flat ly /flǽtli /副詞 1 〖動詞の前後で〗きっぱりと, 断固として〈言う断る反対する〉.2 無 (感 )情に .

flatmate

fl á t m à te 名詞｟英｠＝roommate .

flatness

fl á t ness 名詞 U C 平坦さ ; 単調さ ; 元気のなさ ; 断固たる態度 .

flatpack

fl á t p à ck 名詞 C (薄い箱に詰めた )組み立て式の家具 .

flatten

flat ten /flǽt (ə )n /〖flat (平らに )en (する )〗動詞～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈物〉を平らにする [伸ばす ], ぺしゃんこにする ; 〈しわなど〉を伸ばす (out )▸ flatten oneself against the wall 壁に身を寄せる 2 〈建物〉を倒壊させる, 〈都市〉を (爆撃などで )破壊する .3 ｟くだけて｠〈人〉をこてんぱんにやっつける ; 〈事が〉〈人〉を打ちのめす .4 ｟くだけて｠〈人〉をなぐり倒す .5 〖～ out 〗〈物価など〉を安定させる .6 〘楽〙〈音〉を半音下げる (｟米｠flat ).自動詞 1 〈物が〉平らになる (out ); うつ伏せになる [倒れる ].2 〈飛行機が〉水平飛行に戻る (out ).3 〈物価などが〉安定する ; 〈率が〉 (上昇後 )横ばいになる (out ).4 〘楽〙半音下がる .

flatter

flat ter /flǽtə r /〖語源は「なめらか (flat )にする」〗動詞～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing /flǽt (ə )rɪŋ /他動詞 1 ｟非難して｠ «…について » 〈人〉にお世辞を言う , おべっかを使う «about , on » ; 〖～ A into doing 〗A 〈人〉をおだてて …させる ▸ You flatter me .(ほめられた後 )お口がお上手ですね .2 〈人〉をうれしがらせる ;〖通例be ～ed 〗〈人が〉 «…に /…して /…ということに » うれしく感じる, 喜ぶ «by /to do /that 節 » ▸ I'm flattered .光栄です (!ほめられたときに言う ) ▸ Oh, that's OK. I was flattered .いいの, 気持ちはうれしかったわ 3 〈写真肖像画などが〉〈人〉を引き立たせる, 実物 [実際 ]より良く見せる ▸ The new dress would flatter her figure .この新しいドレスを着れば彼女のスタイルはぐっとよく見えるでしょう .自動詞お世辞を言う .fl á tter one s è lf «…だと » うぬぼれる «that 節 » .

flatterer

fl á t ter er /-t (ə )rə r /名詞 C おべっか使い .

flattered

fl á t tered 形容詞 1 (自尊心が満たされ )うれしい, 気を良くした .2 (公式の場で謝意を表して )光栄である .

flattering

fl á t ter ing /-t (ə )rɪŋ /形容詞 1 〈写真服などが〉実物以上に良く見せる, 引き立たせる .2 〈物事が〉【人に】喜ばしい, 快い «to » .3 お世辞の .～ly 副詞

flattery

flat ter y /flǽt (ə )ri /名詞 U ｟通例非難して｠お世辞 (を言うこと ), ごますり ▸ Flattery will get you nowhere! ｟話おどけて｠お世辞を言ってもだめだよ

flattish

flat tish /flǽtɪʃ /形容詞やや平ら [単調 ]な .

flattop

fl á t t ò p 名詞 C ｟俗｠1 ｟米｠角刈り (crew cut ).2 空母, 航空母艦 .

flatulence

flat u lence /flǽtʃ (ə )ləns |-tjʊ -/名詞 U 1 (胃腸内のガスによる )腹部膨満, 鼓腸 .2 仰々（ぎようぎよう）しさ, 虚勢 .

flatulent

flat u lent /flǽtʃ (ə )lənt |-tjʊ -/形容詞 1 鼓腸 (性 )の, (ガスがたまって )腹の張った [張りやすい ].2 (話や文章が )うぬぼれた ; 仰々（ぎようぎよう）しい .

flatware

fl á t w à re 名詞 U ｟米｠〖集合的に〗(ナイフフォークスプーンなどの )銀製食器類 (cutlery ); ｟主に英｠平皿類 (↔hollowware ).

flatworm

fl á t w ò rm 名詞 C 扁虫（へんちゆう）(類 ) 〘サナダムシなど〙.