lying+flat
1flat - flatly — Flat is usually used as a noun or an adjective, but it is sometimes used as an adverb. ◊ flat used as a noun In British English, a flat is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building. ...a ground floor flat. See entry… …
2flat plate — n a radiograph esp. of the abdomen taken with the subject lying flat …
3flat — flat1 [ flæt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 level/smooth ▸ 2 lying on surface ▸ 3 rate/amount: fixed ▸ 4 lacking emotion/interest ▸ 5 spoken directly ▸ 6 tire: no air ▸ 7 battery: no power ▸ 8 drink: no bubbles ▸ 9 shoes: with low heels ▸ 10 about… …
4flat — [[t]flæ̱t[/t]] ♦♦ flats, flatter, flattest 1) N COUNT: also N num A flat is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor and part of a larger building. A flat usually includes a kitchen and bathroom. [mainly BRIT] Sara lives with her… …
5flat — I UK [flæt] / US noun Word forms flat : singular flat plural flats *** 1) [countable] British a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building. The usual American word is apartment They bought a flat in Chelsea. The family… …
6flat*/*/*/ — [flæt] adj I 1) smooth and level on the surface, with no lumps or slopes The farmland is very flat.[/ex] a firm flat stomach[/ex] You need a flat surface to work on.[/ex] 2) not curving inwards or outwards, and not very thick a monitor with a… …
7flat — adj 1. level, plane, horizontal; even, smooth, unbroken. 2. horizontal, lying down, stretched out, spread out, spread eagle; prostrate, lying flat, prone, supine, reclining, recumbent. 3. deflated, collapsed, blown out, ruptured, punctured. 4.… …
8flat — 01. Saskatchewan is so [flat] that you can see for miles and miles. 02. His car was completely [flattened] when a huge boulder fell on it. 03. There was no wind, so the lake was completely [flat] when we went canoeing. 04. Homer was lying [flat]… …
9flat — flat1 [flat] adj. flatter, flattest [ME < ON flatr, akin to OHG flaz < IE * plāt, plēt , wide, flat (> Gr platys, broad, OE flet, floor) < base * plā , broad] 1. having a smooth, level surface; having little or no depression or… …
10Flat — (fl[a^]t), a. [Compar. {Flatter} (fl[a^]t r[ e]r); superl. {Flattest} (fl[a^]t t[e^]st).] [Akin to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet floor, G. fl[ o]tz stratum, layer.] 1. Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly… …
