flat
US /flæt/
・UK /flæt/
A2
noun
- Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- The smooth or level part of something
- Musical tone lower than another by a small degree
- A shoe with a very low heel or no heel at all.
verb
- To share an apartment with someone
adjective
- Without gloss or sheen; matte.
- Having lost air or gas from inside; deflated.
- Having lost its effervescence; not sparkling.
- Two-dimensional; having length and width but no thickness.
- Lacking interest, emotion, or animation; dull.
- Having a level and even surface without curves, bumps, or irregularities.
- Level; even; without curves or bumps
- Lifeless; lacking energy or vitality
- Fixed; not subject to change or variation.
adverb
- In a certain, direct or absolute manner
- Against a surface without lifting or curving away
- So as to be level or lying horizontally.
other
- To fail to produce the intended effect; to be unsuccessful or uninteresting.
Examples
The house has now been converted into flats.
She lives in the top flat.