Flat vs. Sharp
Flatadjective
Having no variations in height.
Flatadjective
Without variations in pitch.
Flatadjective
(slang) Describing certain features, usually the breasts and/or buttocks, that are extremely small or not visible at all.
Flatadjective
Lowered by one semitone.
Flatadjective
(music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
Flatadjective
(of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
Flatadjective
Uninteresting.
Flatadjective
Of a carbonated drink, with all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
Flatadjective
(wine) Lacking acidity without being sweet.
Flatadjective
(of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
Flatadjective
Without spin; spinless.
Flatadjective
(figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; dull and boring.
Flatadjective
Absolute; downright; peremptory.
Flatadjective
sonant; vocal, as distinguished from a sharp (non-sonant) consonant
Flatadjective
(grammar) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".
Flatadjective
Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
Flatadjective
Flattening at the ends.
Flatadjective
Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
Flatadverb
So as to be flat.
Flatadverb
Bluntly.
Flatadverb
Not exceeding.
Flatadverb
Completely.
Flatadverb
Directly; flatly.
Flatadverb
Without allowance for accrued interest.
Flatnoun
An area of level ground.
Flatnoun
(music) A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ sign placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
Flatnoun
A flat tyre/tire.
Flatnoun
(in the plural) A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels.
Flatnoun
(in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.
Flatnoun
(painting) A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting.
Flatnoun
The flat part of something:
Flatnoun
(swordfighting) The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge.
Flatnoun
The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers.
Flatnoun
A wide, shallow container.
Flatnoun
(mail) A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.
Flatnoun
(geometry) A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.
Flatnoun
A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
Flatnoun
A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.
Flatnoun
A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
Flatnoun
A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.
Flatnoun
(mining) A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
Flatnoun
(obsolete) A dull fellow; a simpleton.
Flatnoun
(technical, theatre) A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin that depicts a building or other part of a scene, also called backcloth and backdrop.
Flatnoun
An apartment, usually on one level and usually consisting of more than one room.
Flatverb
(poker slang) To make a flat call; to call without raising.
Flatverb
(intransitive) To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
Flatverb
To fall from the pitch.
Flatverb
To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
Flatverb
To make flat; to flatten; to level.
Flatverb
To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress.
Flatadjective
Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.
Flatadjective
Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground; level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat on the ground; hence, fallen; laid low; ruined; destroyed.
Flatadjective
Wanting relief; destitute of variety; without points of prominence and striking interest.
Flatadjective
Tasteless; stale; vapid; insipid; dead; as, fruit or drink flat to the taste.
Flatadjective
Unanimated; dull; uninteresting; without point or spirit; monotonous; as, a flat speech or composition.
Flatadjective
Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings; depressed; dull; as, the market is flat.
Flatadjective
Clear; unmistakable; peremptory; absolute; positive; downright.
Flatadjective
Below the true pitch; hence, as applied to intervals, minor, or lower by a half step; as, a flat seventh; A flat.
Flatadjective
Sonant; vocal; - applied to any one of the sonant or vocal consonants, as distinguished from a nonsonant (or sharp) consonant.
Flatadjective
Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft; - said of a club.
Flatadjective
Not having an inflectional ending or sign, as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix, or an infinitive without the sign to. Many flat adverbs, as in run fast, buy cheap, are from AS. adverbs in -ë, the loss of this ending having made them like the adjectives. Some having forms in ly, such as exceeding, wonderful, true, are now archaic.
Flatadjective
Flattening at the ends; - said of certain fruits.
Flatadverb
In a flat manner; directly; flatly.
Flatadverb
Without allowance for accrued interest.
Flatnoun
A level surface, without elevation, relief, or prominences; an extended plain; specifically, in the United States, a level tract along the along the banks of a river; as, the Mohawk Flats.
Flatnoun
A level tract lying at little depth below the surface of water, or alternately covered and left bare by the tide; a shoal; a shallow; a strand.
Flatnoun
Something broad and flat in form
Flatnoun
The flat part, or side, of anything; as, the broad side of a blade, as distinguished from its edge.
Flatnoun
A floor, loft, or story in a building;
Flatnoun
A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
Flatnoun
A dull fellow; a simpleton; a numskull.
Flatnoun
A character [$] before a note, indicating a tone which is a half step or semitone lower.
Flatnoun
A homaloid space or extension.
Flatverb
To make flat; to flatten; to level.
Flatverb
To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress.
Flatverb
To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
Flatverb
To become flat, or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
Flatverb
To fall form the pitch.
Flatnoun
a level tract of land
Flatnoun
a shallow box in which seedlings are started
Flatnoun
a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
Flatnoun
freight car without permanent sides or roof
Flatnoun
a deflated pneumatic tire
Flatnoun
scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
Flatnoun
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
Flatadjective
having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another;
Flatadjective
having no depth or thickness
Flatadjective
not modified or restricted by reservations;
Flatadjective
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground;
Flatadjective
lacking contrast or shading between tones
Flatadjective
lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone;
Flatadjective
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
Flatadjective
lacking taste or flavor or tang;
Flatadjective
lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting;
Flatadjective
having lost effervescence;
Flatadjective
not increasing as the amount taxed increases
Flatadjective
not made with leavening;
Flatadjective
parallel to the ground;
Flatadjective
without pleats
Flatadjective
lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth;
Flatadjective
(of a tire) completely or partially deflated
Flatadjective
not reflecting light; not glossy;
Flatadjective
lacking variety in shading;
Flatadverb
at full length;
Flatadverb
with flat sails;
Flatadverb
below the proper pitch;
Flatadverb
against a flat surface;
Flatadverb
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly;
Flatadverb
wholly or completely;
Flatadjective
having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations
Flatadjective
(of land) without hills
Flatadjective
(of an expanse of water) calm and without waves.
Flatadjective
not sloping
Flatadjective
having a broad level surface but little height or depth; shallow
Flatadjective
(of shoes) without heels or with very low heels.
Flatadjective
lacking emotion; dull and lifeless
Flatadjective
(of a person) without energy or enthusiasm
Flatadjective
(of trade, prices, etc.) not showing much activity; sluggish
Flatadjective
(of a colour) uniform
Flatadjective
(of a photograph or negative) lacking contrast.
Flatadjective
(of a sparkling drink) having lost its effervescence
Flatadjective
(of something kept inflated, especially a tyre) having lost some or all of its air, typically because of a puncture.
Flatadjective
(of a battery) having exhausted its charge.
Flatadjective
(of a fee, wage, or price) the same in all cases, not varying with changed conditions or in particular cases
Flatadjective
(of a denial, contradiction, or refusal) completely definite and firm; absolute
Flatadjective
(of musical sound) below true or normal pitch.
Flatadjective
(of a key) having a flat or flats in the signature.
Flatadjective
(of a note) a semitone lower than a specified note
Flatadjective
relating to flat racing
Flatadverb
in or to a horizontal position
Flatadverb
lying in close juxtaposition, especially against another surface
Flatadverb
so as to become smooth and even
Flatadverb
completely; absolutely
Flatadverb
used with an expression of time to emphasize how quickly something can be done or has been done
Flatadverb
below the true or normal pitch of musical sound
Flatnoun
the flat part of something
Flatnoun
an area of low level ground, especially near water
Flatnoun
a shallow container in which seedlings are grown and sold.
Flatnoun
a shoe with a very low heel or no heel
Flatnoun
a railway wagon with a flat floor and no sides or roof; a flatcar.
Flatnoun
an upright section of stage scenery mounted on a movable frame.
Flatnoun
a flat tyre
Flatnoun
flat racing.
Flatnoun
a musical note lowered a semitone below natural pitch.
Flatnoun
the sign ♭, indicating a flat.
Flatnoun
a set of rooms forming an individual residence, typically on one floor and within a larger building containing a number of such residences.
Flatverb
lower (a note) by a semitone
Flatverb
make flat; flatten
Flatverb
live in or share a flat
Sharpadjective
Able to cut easily.
Sharpadjective
(colloquial) Intelligent.
Sharpadjective
Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded.
Sharpadjective
(music) Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
Sharpadjective
(music) Higher in pitch than required.
Sharpadjective
Having an intense, acrid flavour.
Sharpadjective
Sudden and intense.
Sharpadjective
(colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.
Sharpadjective
(colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd.
Sharpadjective
Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
Sharpadjective
Offensive, critical, or acrimonious.
Sharpadjective
(colloquial) Stylish or attractive.
Sharpadjective
Observant; alert; acute.
Sharpadjective
Forming a small angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
Sharpadjective
Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
Sharpadjective
Said of as extreme a value as possible.
Sharpadjective
(chess) Tactical; risky.
Sharpadjective
Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
Sharpadjective
Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
Sharpadjective
(obsolete) Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
Sharpadjective
Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
Sharpadjective
Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone; aspirated; unvoiced.
Sharpadverb
To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
Sharpadverb
(notcomp) Exactly.
Sharpadverb
(music) In a higher pitch than is correct or desirable.
Sharpnoun
(music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.
Sharpnoun
(music) A note that is played a semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
Sharpnoun
(music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.
Sharpnoun
(music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
Sharpnoun
Something that is sharp.
Sharpnoun
A sharp tool or weapon.
Sharpnoun
(medicine) A hypodermic syringe.
Sharpnoun
A scalpel or other edged instrument used in surgery.
Sharpnoun
A dishonest person; a cheater.
Sharpnoun
Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
Sharpnoun
A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
Sharpnoun
(in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.
Sharpnoun
An expert.
Sharpnoun
A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
Sharpverb
(music) To raise the pitch of a note half a step making a natural note a sharp.
Sharpverb
To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
Sharpverb
To sharpen.
Sharpadjective
Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.
Sharpadjective
Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded; somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp hill; sharp features.
Sharpadjective
Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash.
Sharpadjective
High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.
Sharpadjective
Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air.
Sharpadjective
Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel; harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke.
Sharpadjective
Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish; having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious; clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or judgment.
Sharpadjective
Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.
Sharpadjective
Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
Sharpadjective
Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer.
Sharpadjective
Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.
Sharpadjective
Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp turn or curve.
Sharpadjective
Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.
Sharpadverb
To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply.
Sharpadverb
Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp.
Sharpnoun
A sharp tool or weapon.
Sharpnoun
The character [$] used to indicate that the note before which it is placed is to be raised a half step, or semitone, in pitch.
Sharpnoun
A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
Sharpnoun
A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens, and sharps.
Sharpnoun
Same as Middlings, 1.
Sharpnoun
An expert.
Sharpverb
To sharpen.
Sharpverb
To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone.
Sharpverb
To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.
Sharpverb
To sing above the proper pitch.
Sharpnoun
a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
Sharpnoun
a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
Sharpadjective
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined;
Sharpadjective
ending in a sharp point
Sharpadjective
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;
Sharpadjective
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence;
Sharpadjective
harsh;
Sharpadjective
high-pitched and sharp;
Sharpadjective
extremely steep;
Sharpadjective
keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point;
Sharpadjective
very penetrating and clear and sharp in operation;
Sharpadjective
having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing;
Sharpadjective
sour or bitter in taste
Sharpadjective
raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone;
Sharpadjective
very sudden and in great amount or degree;
Sharpadjective
quick and forceful;
Sharpadverb
changing suddenly in direction and degree;
