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Synonyms: Adjective
Synonyms: Noun
apartment, diggings [chiefly British], digs, lodgings, suite, tenement
Synonyms: Adverb
all, all of, all over, altogether, clean, completely, dead, enough, entire, entirely, even, exactly, fast, full, fully, heartily, out, perfectly, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, soundly, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, well, wholly, wide
Antonyms: Adverb
half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly
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Examples of flat in a Sentence
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the flat top of the table the flat landscape of the prairie Coins are usually round and flat. a flat piece of woodNoun
the flat of your hand the flat of a swordAdverb
Lay the map flat on the desk. He slipped and landed flat on his back. We asked for more time but they turned us down flat.
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Lay the mat flat or hang it over a shower rod to dry fully before rolling it back up. — Carolyn Forte, Good Housekeeping, "Here's Exactly How to Clean Your Yoga Mat," 6 Mar. 2019 This year, more people can keep the same coverage, and premiums are generally flat from last year. — Dylan Scott, Vox, "Obamacare sign-ups surge in final tally," 21 Dec. 2018 Find a flat surface for writing or supporting a computer on your lap, and use a soft light to prevent a glare that may harm the eyes. — Heidi Mitchell, WSJ, "Is It Healthy to Study in Bed?," 13 Feb. 2019 Lay the shirt out on a completely flat surface, buttons facing up this time. — Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, "Here's How to Fold a Dress Shirt, Because Sometimes You Have To," 11 Feb. 2019 The smooth, flat surface is stainless steel coated in white, and features a touch screen, timer, and the ability to actually choose a specific temperature setting (instead of just spinning a dial, like most space heaters). — Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, "Yes, Attractive Space Heaters Actually Exist," 1 Feb. 2019 Start on a flat surface (like a wood table or a cutting board). — Audrey Bruno, SELF, "How to Make Homemade Pasta Without a Machine," 7 Jan. 2019 Tip: Work on a flat surface covered in terry cloth, which won't cling to the yarn. — Madison Alcedo, Country Living, "5 Easy DIY Tutorials for That Viral Chunky Knit Blanket," 12 Dec. 2018 Scatter turbinado sugar onto a sheet of wax paper or other flat surface. — Rebekah Denn, The Seattle Times, "Cane syrup, a Southern staple, makes its way to Seattle just in time for prime pecan-pie season," 20 Nov. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Knightley wore a short tulle dress designed for her by Karl Lagerfeld with a Chanel jacket, flats, and a crown of daisies. — Lauren Le Vine, Redbook, "Morning Headlines: Sofia Vergara Hates Exercising, Keira Knightley's Low-Key Nuptials — and More," 6 May 2013 Launching January 15, the new Zodiac collection offers fans a pair of Meghan's favorite flats, personalized with their own zodiac sign. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Meghan Markle's Beloved Rothy's Flats Just Got a Zodiac Update," 15 Jan. 2019 At the end of the season on May 5, 2017, Elbettar walked away as frosh-soph champion of the boys’ shotput (51 feet-flat, a seasonal-best) in the Sunset League. — Andrew Turner, latimes.com, "Daily Pilot High School Male Athlete of the Week: Newport’s Aidan Elbettar pumped out podium finish," 9 June 2018 Spring Mansion — named for its original owner, the mining and real estate tycoon John Hopkins Spring — was a universe away from the Oakland flats, where Riley grew up and shot most of the film. — Jonah Weiner, New York Times, "How Boots Riley Infiltrated Hollywood," 22 May 2018 Janelle Okwodu, Senior Fashion News Writer Little Bally flats. — Anny Choi, Vogue, "Vogue Staffers Pick the Best Shoes to Wear to Work This Winter," 25 Jan. 2019 Rothy’s, a shoe brand founded in 2012, sells flats, loafers, and sneakers made from old water bottles. — Eliza Brooke, Vox, "Why brands are making new clothes out of old plastic," 24 Oct. 2018 From plaid coats to faux leather skirts; leopard flats and bright red handbags alike, Amazon might just become one of your favorite places to shop. — Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, "Amazon Fashion Items Everyone Will Be Buying This Fall," 12 Oct. 2018 Model Paloma Elsesser looking like pure money, quite literally, in a pair of dollar bill covered Supreme pants with green Chanel ballet flats. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "The 13 Best Fashion Instagrams of the Week: Tracee Ellis Ross, Kali Uchis, and More," 13 Oct. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
Maintaining a flat back, slowly lift your legs back up to the starting position. — Jenny Mccoy, SELF, "Strengthen Your Core With This 5-Move Workout From Carrie Underwood’s Trainer," 29 Jan. 2019 Voters, many of whom have never used a computer or smartphone, struggled with the machines’ touch screens and there were multiple reports of batteries going flat in rural areas with no power supply. — Gabriele Steinhauser, WSJ, "Congo Votes in Contentious Election," 30 Dec. 2018 But before my big chop, my chest-grazing strands would easily fall flat, leaving me to rely on volumizers for any form of thickness. — Allure, "Four Hair-Care Routines That Boost Volume for Thin Strands," 24 Sep. 2018 Prices among flats recently for sale with one major agent range up to £12.5 million for a three-bedroom flat on one of the floors with better views. — Philip Georgiadis, WSJ, "London Property Feels Brexit Sting," 1 Jan. 2019 But Chekatt wasn’t home on Tuesday morning when the police arrived at the fifth-floor flat overlooking a pair of smokestacks and flat-topped houses in the distance. — Jamey Keaten, The Seattle Times, "Strasbourg suspect: From young criminal to fugitive attacker," 12 Dec. 2018 And a stereo camera system called Road Surface Scan looks for upcoming bumps and coordinates with the suspension to keep the body of the car flat. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "Car Shows Used to Be Amazing—And They Might Be Again," 5 Dec. 2018 Finding a stretch of land long enough and flat enough for Bloodhound SSC was not particularly simple. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Bloodhound SSC: How do you build a car capable of 1,000mph?," 24 Nov. 2018 Lee, a former New York Times reporter and current vice chair of a group that makes recommendations for emoji, Messer's design for the ballet flat made it into the most recent round of updates. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "With This New Ballet Flat Emoji, Women Finally Have a Comfortable Digital Shoe," 9 Nov. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
And his board can reach tighter, shallower spots and motor-free zones that flats boats can’t. — John Clarke, WSJ, "The New Fishing Vessel of Choice? Stand-Up Paddleboards," 15 Aug. 2018 Get ready to kiss your little leopard flats goodbye because camo-print loafers are going to be your go-to, everyday shoe for sure! — Jasmine Snow, Seventeen, "Fashion Trends," 12 June 2013 Instead, the cycling startup wants to bring to bear a new strategy that gets rid of the bike rack, and perhaps more audaciously, allows members to flat-out own the bikes and make money off each rental. — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "In This Bike-Sharing Plan, You Buy a $1,000 Cycle and Rent It Yourself," 13 Mar. 2015 Meghan has been seen in Sarah Flint’s Natalie flats on a number of occasions, including her first official appearance with Prince Harry, at the Toronto Invictus Games in 2017. — Tamara Abraham, Harper's BAZAAR, "Shop the Shoe Brand Meghan Markle Swears By," 18 May 2018 At fault, a toxic troika that combines gushing supply with fears that long-term demand will flat-line as electric vehicles and renewable energies grow, and climate change policies proliferate. — Kevin Crowley And Kelly Gilblom, Houston Chronicle, "Can Big Oil win back investors?," 24 Apr. 2018 There's one more option: Trump could flat-out refuse to talk to Mueller in any way and refuse a grand jury subpoena. — Danny Cevallos, NBC News, "Mueller wants to hear from Trump. What could possibly go wrong?," 6 Feb. 2018 The Beverly Hills flats property is repped by a pair of agents: Jade Mills of Coldwell Banker and Gregg Silver of Keller Williams Realty, both in Beverly Hills. — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, "Leeza Gibbons Lists Beverly Hills Home for $18.5 Million," 29 Jan. 2018 In contrast to the double digit gains for S&P 500 company profits, DeSanctis said the small cap S&P 600 was expected to see earnings decline 2.5%, a number that could be closer to flat, when counting companies that have already reported. — Patti Domm, USA TODAY, "Small caps could be sending a warning for the whole stock market," 8 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'flat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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