flat

[US]/flæt/

[UK]/flæt/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. level; monotonous; having a smooth surface
adv. decisively; in a flat manner
n. level ground; a planar surface; an apartment
vi. to become flat
vt. to make flat

Phrases & Collocations

flat tire

flat surface

flat screen

flat rate

flat out

flat panel

flat plate

fall flat

tidal flat

flat knitting

flat roof

flat steel

flat knitting machine

flat glass

flat panel display

flat bottom

fell flat

flat land

flat type

flat top

flat head

Example Sentences

It is a flat weekend.

the flat roof of a garage.

a flat rectangular box.

a 10p flat fare.

a flat, unemotional voice.

the flat tail is bilobate.

Real-world Examples

Would you like to see my flat?

Source: People's Education Press High School English Compulsory Volume 1

He's flat line. -No, no, no, he's not flat line.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

Some of us get dipped in flat...

Source: Heart in a Flutter

Rachel had come to despise the girl with whom she had shared a flat.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

We had to leave the flat on Loomis quick.

Source: Beijing Normal University Edition High School English (Compulsory 2)

The valley had a wide flat floor.

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

The word " placenta" literally means " flat cake."

Source: Osmosis - Reproduction

We have to find another flat.

Source: Tim's British Accent Class

My mum will help me decorate my flat.

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

We say flat, they say apartment.

Source: Listening Digest

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