flat
nouns
a level tract of land
"the salt flats of Utah"
is a type of (narrower)
extensive tract of level open land
"they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"
a shallow box in which seedlings are started
is a type of (narrower)
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
"he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
is a part of
arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
adjectives
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
"a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams"
is derived from
having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
"flat computer monitors"
is derived from
not modified or restricted by reservations
"a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal"
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"
domain category
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
is derived from
lacking taste or flavor or tang
"a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
is derived from
lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
"a bland little drama"; "a flat joke"
is derived from
having lost effervescence
"flat beer"; "a flat cola"
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
"the owl's faint monotonous hooting"
is derived from
horizontally level
"a flat roof"
is similar to
parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line
"a horizontal surface"
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"
is derived from
not reflecting light; not glossy
"flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish"
is derived from
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