flat

NOUNADJECTIVEADVERB /flæt/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH F

flat is a valid 4-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4L1A1T1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does flat mean?

NOUN · 7 SENSES
1

A deflated pneumatic tire.

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2

A level tract of land.

“the salt flats of Utah”

3

A musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named.

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4

A shallow box in which seedlings are started.

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5

Freight car without permanent sides or roof.

6

Scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting.

ADJECTIVE · 15 SENSES
1

Having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another.

“a flat desk”

“skirts sewn with fine flat seams”

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2

Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch.

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3

Stretched out and lying at full length along the ground.

“found himself lying flat on the floor”

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4

Flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes).

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5

Commercially inactive.

“flat sales for the month”

“prices remained flat”

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6

Having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness.

“flat computer monitors”

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7

Having lost effervescence.

“flat beer”

“a flat cola”

8

Horizontally level.

“a flat roof”

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9

Lacking contrast or shading between tones.

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(of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone.

“B flat”

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11

Lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth.

“a flat two-dimensional painting”

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12

Not modified or restricted by reservations.

“a flat refusal”

13

Not reflecting light; not glossy.

“flat wall paint”

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14

Lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting.

“a flat joke”

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Lacking taste or flavor or tang.

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ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1

In a forthright manner; candidly or frankly.

“came out flat for less work and more pay”