Steepadjective
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
âa steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep barometric gradientâ;
Flatadjective
Having no variations in height.
âThe land around here is flat.â;
Steepadjective
(informal) expensive
âTwenty quid for a shave? That's a bit steep.â;
Flatadjective
Without variations in pitch.
Steepadjective
(obsolete) Difficult to access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
Flatadjective
(slang) Describing certain features, usually the breasts and/or buttocks, that are extremely small or not visible at all.
âThat girl is completely flat on both sides.â;
Steepadjective
(of the rake of a ship's mast, or a car's windshield) resulting in a mast or windshield angle that strongly diverges from the perpendicular
âThe steep rake of the windshield enhances the fast lines of the exterior. [http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/uniontrib/20070303/news_lz1dd3maynard.html]â;
Flatadjective
Lowered by one semitone.
Steepnoun
The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.
Flatadjective
(music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
Steepnoun
A liquid used in a steeping process
âCorn steep has many industrial uses.â;
Flatadjective
(of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
Steepnoun
A rennet bag.
Flatadjective
Uninteresting.
âThe party was a bit flat.â;
Steepverb
(ambitransitive) To soak an item (or to be soaked) in liquid in order to gradually add or remove components to or from the item
âThey steep skins in a tanning solution to create leather.â; âThe tea is steeping.â;
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.
Steepverb
(intransitive) To imbue with something.
âa town steeped in historyâ;
Flatadjective
(wine) Lacking acidity without being sweet.
Steepadjective
Bright; glittering; fiery.
âHis eyen steep, and rolling in his head.â;
Flatadjective
(of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
Steepadjective
Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep declivity; a steep barometric gradient.
Flatadjective
Without spin; spinless.
Steepadjective
Difficult of access; not easily reached; lofty; elevated; high.
Flatadjective
(figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; dull and boring.
âThe market is flat.â; âThe dialogue in your screenplay is flat -- you need to make it more exciting.â;
Steepadjective
Excessive; as, a steep price.
Flatadjective
Absolute; downright; peremptory.
âHis claim was in flat contradiction to experimental results.â; âI'm not going to the party and that's flat.â;
Steepverb
To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often used figuratively.
âLet fancy still my sense in Lethe steep.â; âIn refreshing dew to steepThe little, trembling flowers.â; âThe learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.â;
Flatadjective
sonant; vocal, as distinguished from a sharp (non-sonant) consonant
Steepverb
To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping.
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".
âMany flat adverbs, as in 'run fast', 'buy cheap', etc. are from Old English.â;
Steepnoun
Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing liquid to hasten the germination of seeds.
Flatadjective
Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
Steepnoun
A rennet bag.
Flatadjective
Flattening at the ends.
Steepnoun
A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of the horizon; a precipice.
âWe had on each side naked rocks and mountains broken into a thousand irregular steeps and precipices.â; âBare steeps, where desolation stalks.â;
Flatadjective
Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
âThe author created the site to flesh out the books' flatter characters, who were actually quite well developed in her own mind.â;
Steepnoun
a steep place (as on a hill)
Flatadverb
So as to be flat.
âSpread the tablecloth flat over the table.â;
Steepverb
engross (oneself) fully;
âHe immersed himself into his studiesâ;
Flatadverb
Bluntly.
âI asked him if he wanted to marry me and he turned me down flat.â;
Steepverb
let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse;
âsteep the blossoms in oilâ; âsteep the fruit in alcoholâ;
Flatadverb
Not exceeding.
âHe can run a mile in four minutes flat.â;
Steepadjective
having a sharp inclination;
âthe steep attic stairsâ; âsteep cliffsâ;
Flatadverb
Completely.
âI am flat broke this month.â;
Steepadjective
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation;
âexorbitant rentâ; âextortionate pricesâ; âspends an outrageous amount on entertainmentâ; âusorious interest rateâ; âunconscionable spendingâ;
Flatadverb
Directly; flatly.
Steepadjective
of a slope; set at a high angle;
ânote the steep inclineâ; âa steep roof sheds snowâ;
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 â sign placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., Bâ) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ââȘ).
Flatnoun
A flat tyre/tire.
Flatnoun
(in the plural) A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels.
âShe liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels.â;
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.
âa flat of strawberriesâ;
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.
âThough sun and moonWere in the flat sea sunk.â;
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.
âWhat ruins kingdoms, and lays cities flat!â; âI feel . . . my hopes all flat.â;
Flatadjective
Wanting relief; destitute of variety; without points of prominence and striking interest.
âA large part of the work is, to me, very flat.â;
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.
âHow weary, stale, flat, and unprofitableSeem to me all the uses of this world.â;
Flatadjective
Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings; depressed; dull; as, the market is flat.
Flatadjective
Clear; unmistakable; peremptory; absolute; positive; downright.
âFlat burglary as ever was committed.â; âA great tobacco taker too, - that's flat.â;
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.
âOf all who fell by saber or by shot,Not one fell half so flat as Walter Scott.â;
Flatadverb
In a flat manner; directly; flatly.
âSin is flat opposite to the Almighty.â;
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.
âEnvy is as the sunbeams that beat hotter upon a bank, or steep rising ground, than upon a flat.â;
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.
âHalf my power, this nightPassing these flats, are taken by the tide.â;
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.
âOr if you can not make a speech,Because you are a flat.â;
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.
âPassions are allayed, appetites are flatted.â;
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;
âa flat deskâ; âacres of level farmlandâ; âa plane surfaceâ;
Flatadjective
having no depth or thickness
Flatadjective
not modified or restricted by reservations;
âa categorical denialâ; âa flat refusalâ;
Flatadjective
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground;
âfound himself lying flat on the floorâ;
Flatadjective
lacking contrast or shading between tones
Flatadjective
lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone;
âB flatâ; âC sharpâ;
Flatadjective
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
Flatadjective
lacking taste or flavor or tang;
âa bland dietâ; âinsipid hospital foodâ; âflavorless supermarket tomatoesâ; âvapid beerâ; âvapid teaâ;
Flatadjective
lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting;
âa bland little dramaâ; âa flat jokeâ;
Flatadjective
having lost effervescence;
âflat beerâ; âa flat colaâ;
Flatadjective
not increasing as the amount taxed increases
Flatadjective
not made with leavening;
âmost flat breads are made from unleavened doughâ;
Flatadjective
parallel to the ground;
âa flat roofâ;
Flatadjective
without pleats
Flatadjective
lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth;
âa film with two-dimensional charactersâ; âa flat two-dimensional paintingâ;
Flatadjective
(of a tire) completely or partially deflated
Flatadjective
not reflecting light; not glossy;
âflat wall paintâ; âa photograph with a matte finishâ;
Flatadjective
lacking variety in shading;
âa flat unshaded paintingâ;
Flatadverb
at full length;
âhe fell flat on his faceâ;
Flatadverb
with flat sails;
âsail flat against the windâ;
Flatadverb
below the proper pitch;
âshe sang flat last nightâ;
Flatadverb
against a flat surface;
âhe lay flat on his backâ;
Flatadverb
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly;
âhe didn't answer directlyâ; âtold me straight outâ; âcame out flat for less work and more payâ;
Flatadverb
wholly or completely;
âHe is flat brokeâ;
Flatadjective
having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations
âhe sat down on a flat rockâ; âtrim the surface of the cake to make it completely flatâ;
Flatadjective
(of land) without hills
âthirty-five acres of flat countrysideâ;
Flatadjective
(of an expanse of water) calm and without waves.
Flatadjective
not sloping
âthe flat roof of a garageâ;
Flatadjective
having a broad level surface but little height or depth; shallow
âa flat rectangular boxâ; âa flat capâ;
Flatadjective
(of shoes) without heels or with very low heels.
Flatadjective
lacking emotion; dull and lifeless
ââI'm sorry,â he said, in a flat voiceâ;
Flatadjective
(of a person) without energy or enthusiasm
âhis sense of intoxication wore off until he felt flat and wearyâ;
Flatadjective
(of trade, prices, etc.) not showing much activity; sluggish
âthe UK housing market was flatâ;
Flatadjective
(of a colour) uniform
âa flat shade of greyâ;
Flatadjective
(of a photograph or negative) lacking contrast.
Flatadjective
(of a sparkling drink) having lost its effervescence
âshe sipped some of the flat champagneâ;
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
âa flat fare of ÂŁ2.50â;
Flatadjective
(of a denial, contradiction, or refusal) completely definite and firm; absolute
âthe request was met with a flat refusalâ;
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
âE flatâ;
Flatadjective
relating to flat racing
âthe Flat seasonâ;
Flatadverb
in or to a horizontal position
âshe had been knocked flat by the blastâ; âhe was lying flat on his backâ;
Flatadverb
lying in close juxtaposition, especially against another surface
âhis black curly hair was blown flat across his skullâ;
Flatadverb
so as to become smooth and even
âI hammered the metal flatâ;
Flatadverb
completely; absolutely
âI thought you'd turn me down flatâ; âMyers was flat brokeâ;
Flatadverb
used with an expression of time to emphasize how quickly something can be done or has been done
âyou can prepare a healthy meal in ten minutes flatâ;
Flatadverb
below the true or normal pitch of musical sound
âit wasn't a question of singing flat, but of simply singing the wrong notesâ;
Flatnoun
the flat part of something
âshe placed the flat of her hand over her glassâ;
Flatnoun
an area of low level ground, especially near water
âthe shingle flats of the lakeâ;
Flatnoun
a shallow container in which seedlings are grown and sold.
Flatnoun
a shoe with a very low heel or no heel
âshe wore a white strapless dress and a pair of electric blue flatsâ;
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
âI've got a flatâthere were nails under the wheelâ;
Flatnoun
flat racing.
Flatnoun
a musical note lowered a semitone below natural pitch.
Flatnoun
the sign â, 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.
âa block of flatsâ;
Flatverb
lower (a note) by a semitone
ââblueâ harmony emphasizing the flatted third and seventhâ;
Flatverb
make flat; flatten
âflat the loaves downâ;
Flatverb
live in or share a flat
âZoĂ« flats in Aucklandâ;