Thin vs. Flat
Thinadjective
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
Thinadjective
Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
Thinadjective
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
Thinadjective
Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
Thinadjective
Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
Thinadjective
(golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
Thinadjective
Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
Thinadjective
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
Thinnoun
(philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
Thinnoun
Any food produced or served in thin slices.
Thinverb
(transitive) To make thin or thinner.
Thinverb
(intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
Thinverb
To dilute.
Thinverb
To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
Thinadverb
Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
Thinadjective
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.
Thinadjective
Rare; not dense or thick; - applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air.
Thinadjective
Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
Thinadjective
Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
Thinadjective
Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.
Thinadjective
Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
Thinadjective
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise.
Thinadverb
Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.
Thinverb
To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).
Thinverb
To grow or become thin; - used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.
Thinverb
lose thickness; become thin or thinner
Thinverb
make thin or thinner;
Thinverb
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;
Thinverb
take off weight
Thinadjective
of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section;
Thinadjective
lacking excess flesh;
Thinadjective
very narrow;
Thinadjective
having little substance or significance;
Thinadjective
not dense;
Thinadjective
relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous;
Thinadjective
(of sound) lacking resonance or volume;
Thinadjective
lacking spirit or sincere effort;
Thinadverb
without viscosity;
Thinadjective
with opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together
Thinadjective
(of a garment or other knitted or woven item) made of light material
Thinadjective
(of a garment or fabric) having become less thick as a result of wear
Thinadjective
(of writing or printing) consisting of narrow lines
Thinadjective
having little, or too little, flesh or fat on the body
Thinadjective
having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled; sparse
Thinadjective
(of the air or a substance in the air) not dense
Thinadjective
denoting a route on which the holds are small or scarce.
Thinadjective
(of a liquid substance) not containing much solid; flowing freely
Thinadjective
lacking substance or quality; weak or inadequate
Thinadjective
(of a sound) faint and high-pitched
Thinadjective
(of a smile) weak and forced.
Thinadverb
with little thickness or depth
Thinverb
make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous
Thinverb
remove some plants from (a row or area) to allow the others more room to grow
Thinverb
make or become more watery in consistency
Thinverb
make or become smaller in thickness
Thinverb
hit (a ball) above its centre.
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
