Meaning & use
flat
Having a smooth, level surface without any bumps, slopes, or curves.
See it in a sentence
They spread a blanket on the flat grass and unpacked their picnic.
The desert stretched out flat and empty in every direction.
A note on using this word
In British English, flat also means an apartment; a tire that has lost all its air is likewise called flat.
Words with a similar meaning
leveleven
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Words with an opposite meaning
unevenbumpy
Another way to use it
2. noun
A set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a larger building; an apartment.
They rented a small flat near the train station for their year abroad.
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