Level vs. Flat
Leveladjective
The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
Leveladjective
At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
Leveladjective
Unvaried in frequency.
Leveladjective
Unvaried in volume.
Leveladjective
Calm.
Leveladjective
In the same position or rank.
Leveladjective
Straightforward; direct; clear.
Leveladjective
Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.
Leveladjective
(phonetics) Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection; monotonic.
Leveladjective
(physics) Perpendicular to a gravitational force.
Levelnoun
A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
Levelnoun
A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
Levelnoun
Degree or amount.
Levelnoun
Achievement or qualification.
Levelnoun
(computer science) Distance from the root node of a tree structure.
Levelnoun
(video games) One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.
Levelnoun
A numeric value that quantifies a character's experience and power.
Levelnoun
A floor of a multi-storey building.
Levelnoun
(British) An area of almost perfectly flat land.
Levelnoun
A school grade or year.
Levelverb
To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
Levelverb
To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
Levelverb
To progress to the next level.
Levelverb
To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
Levelverb
To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone).
Levelverb
(sports) To make the score of a game equal.
Levelverb
(figurative) To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.
Levelverb
To adjust or adapt to a certain level.
Levelverb
To speak honestly and openly with.
Levelnoun
A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface of still water; - this is the true level, and is a curve or surface in which all points are equally distant from the center of the earth, or rather would be so if the earth were an exact sphere.
Levelnoun
A horizontal line or plane; that is, a straight line or a plane which is tangent to a true level at a given point and hence parallel to the horizon at that point; - this is the apparent level at the given point.
Levelnoun
An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain degree of altitude, or distance from the center of the earth; as, to climb from the level of the coast to the level of the plateau and then descend to the level of the valley or of the sea.
Levelnoun
Hence, figuratively, a certain position, rank, standard, degree, quality, character, etc., conceived of as in one of several planes of different elevation.
Levelnoun
A uniform or average height; a normal plane or altitude; a condition conformable to natural law or which will secure a level surface; as, moving fluids seek a level.
Levelnoun
An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or adjust something with reference to a horizontal line.
Levelnoun
A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine.
Leveladjective
Even; flat; having no part higher than another; having, or conforming to, the curvature which belongs to the undisturbed liquid parts of the earth's surface; as, a level field; level ground; the level surface of a pond or lake.
Leveladjective
Coinciding or parallel with the plane of the horizon; horizontal; as, the telescope is now level.
Leveladjective
Even with anything else; of the same height; on the same line or plane; on the same footing; of equal importance; - followed by with, sometimes by to.
Leveladjective
Straightforward; direct; clear; open.
Leveladjective
Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial; as, a level head; a level understanding. [Colloq.]
Leveladjective
Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection.
Levelverb
To make level; to make horizontal; to bring to the condition of a level line or surface; hence, to make flat or even; as, to level a road, a walk, or a garden.
Levelverb
To bring to a lower level; to overthrow; to topple down; to reduce to a flat surface; to lower.
Levelverb
To bring to a horizontal position, as a gun; hence, to point in taking aim; to aim; to direct.
Levelverb
Figuratively, to bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.; as, to level all the ranks and conditions of men.
Levelverb
To adjust or adapt to a certain level; as, to level remarks to the capacity of children.
Levelverb
To be level; to be on a level with, or on an equality with, something; hence, to accord; to agree; to suit.
Levelverb
To aim a gun, spear, etc., horizontally; hence, to aim or point a weapon in direct line with the mark; fig., to direct the eye, mind, or effort, directly to an object; as, he leveled a gun at the bandit and fired.
Levelnoun
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality;
Levelnoun
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group;
Levelnoun
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process;
Levelnoun
height above ground;
Levelnoun
indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
Levelnoun
a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line;
Levelnoun
structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building;
Levelnoun
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth;
Levelverb
aim at;
Levelverb
tear down so as to make flat with the ground;
Levelverb
make level or straight;
Levelverb
direct into a position for use;
Levelverb
talk frankly with; lay it on the line;
Levelverb
become level or even;
Leveladjective
having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another;
Leveladjective
not showing abrupt variations;
Leveladjective
being on a precise horizontal plane;
Leveladjective
oriented at right angles to the plumb;
Leveladjective
of the score in a contest;
Levelnoun
a horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point
Levelnoun
a height or distance from the ground or another stated or understood base
Levelnoun
a floor within a multistorey building.
Levelnoun
a position on a scale of amount, quantity, extent, or quality
Levelnoun
an intellectual, social, or moral standard
Levelnoun
a position in a hierarchy
Levelnoun
(in a video game) each of a series of stages of increasing difficulty through which a player may progress, completing one stage in order to reach the next
Levelnoun
(especially in a role-playing game) each of a number of steps in the development of a character, who progressively acquires enhanced skills and abilities within the game as the player advances by completing tasks and earning points
Levelnoun
an instrument marked with a line parallel to the plane of the horizon for testing whether things are horizontal.
Levelnoun
an instrument for giving a horizontal line of sight.
Levelnoun
a flat tract of land
Leveladjective
having a flat, horizontal surface
Leveladjective
(of a quantity of a dry substance) with the contents not rising above the brim of the measure
Leveladjective
at the same height as someone or something else
Leveladjective
having the same relative position; not in front of or behind
Leveladjective
having the same position or score in a contest
Leveladjective
not having risen or fallen; unchanged
Leveladjective
calm and steady
Levelverb
give a flat and even surface to
Levelverb
demolish (a building or town)
Levelverb
begin to fly horizontally after climbing or diving
Levelverb
(of a path, road, or incline) cease to slope
Levelverb
remain at a steady level after falling or rising
Levelverb
make (something, especially a score in sport) equal or similar
Levelverb
increase or reduce something in order to remove a disparity.
Levelverb
aim (a weapon)
Levelverb
direct (a criticism or accusation)
Levelverb
be frank or honest with (someone)
Levelverb
ascertain differences in the height of (land).
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
