flat: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with F · ends with T
Meaning of flat
adj
Having no variations in height.
Example: The land around here is flat.
Having no variations in height. In a horizontal line or plane; not sloping.
Example: a flat roof
Having no variations in height. Smooth; having no protrusions, indentations or other surface irregularities, or relatively so.
Example: The surface of the mirror must be completely flat.
- slang
Having no variations in height. Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.
Example: That girl is completely flat on both sides.
Listed forms: flatter, flattest, flatt, flatte.
Source: Wiktionary — flat.
adv
So as to be flat.
Example: Spread the tablecloth flat over the table.
Completely, firmly, or unequivocally.
Example: I asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat.
Exactly; precisely.
Example: In the mile race, Smith's time was 3:58.56, and Brown's was four minutes flat.
Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement.
Example: He can run a mile in four minutes flat.
Source: Wiktionary — flat.
noun
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
Example: The hovercraft skimmed across the open flats.
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water). Level ground in general.
- sometimes
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water). Level horse-racing ground, as contrasted with courses incorporating jumps, or the racing done on such ground.
- Australia, sometimes
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water). the area in the centre of a racecourse.
Listed forms: flats.
Source: Wiktionary — flat.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for flat.
adjective
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
adjective
not modified or restricted by reservations
adjective
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
adjective
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is flat in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of flat
F(4) + L(1) + A(1) + T(1) = 7 points.
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Anagrams of flat
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Shorter words from flat
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