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flats
We have found lemma(root) word of flats : flat.
Definitions
[flat], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations
(e.g: he sat down on a flat rock)
- lacking emotion; dull and lifeless
(e.g: ‘I'm sorry,’ he said, in a flat voice)
- (of a sparkling drink) having lost its effervescence
(e.g: she sipped some of the flat champagne)
- (of a fee, wage, or price) the same in all cases, not varying with changed conditions or in particular cases
(e.g: a flat fare of £2.50)
- (of musical sound) below true or normal pitch
- relating to flat racing
(e.g: the Flat season)
Phrases:
- fall flat
- fall flat on one's face
- flat out
- flat stick
- on the flat
- that's flat
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old Norse flatr
[flat], (Adverb)
Definitions:
- in or to a horizontal position
(e.g: he was lying flat on his back)
- completely; absolutely
(e.g: I thought you'd turn me down flat)
- below the true or normal pitch of musical sound
(e.g: it wasn't a question of singing flat, but of simply singing the wrong notes)
Phrases:
- fall flat
- fall flat on one's face
- flat out
- flat stick
- on the flat
- that's flat
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old Norse flatr
[flat], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the flat part of something
(e.g: she placed the flat of her hand over her glass)
- an upright section of stage scenery mounted on a movable frame
- a flat tyre
(e.g: I've got a flat—there were nails under the wheel)
- flat racing
- a musical note lowered a semitone below natural pitch
Phrases:
- fall flat
- fall flat on one's face
- flat out
- flat stick
- on the flat
- that's flat
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old Norse flatr
[flat], (Verb)
Definitions:
- lower (a note) by a semitone
(e.g: when a person has a poor ear for music, he will flat and sharp right along without knowing it)
- make flat; flatten
(e.g: flat the loaves down)
Phrases:
- fall flat
- fall flat on one's face
- flat out
- flat stick
- on the flat
- that's flat
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old Norse flatr
[flat], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a set of rooms forming an individual residence, typically on one floor and within a larger building containing a number of such residences
(e.g: a block of flats)
Phrases:
- go flatting
Origin
:
early 19th century (denoting a floor or storey): alteration of obsolete flet ‘floor, dwelling’, of Germanic origin and related to flat
[flat], (Verb)
Definitions:
- live in or share a flat
(e.g: Zoë flats in Auckland)
Phrases:
- go flatting
Origin
:
early 19th century (denoting a floor or storey): alteration of obsolete flet ‘floor, dwelling’, of Germanic origin and related to flat
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