Meaning & use

flat

adjective·Everyday

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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