ALL meanings of flatter
flat·ter
F f - noun flatter Lavish insincere praise and compliments upon (someone), esp. to further one's own interests. 1
- verb with object flatter to make flat. 1
- verb with object flatter Music. to lower (a pitch), especially one half step. 1
- verb without object flatter to become flat. 1
- noun flatter something flat. 1
- noun flatter a shoe, especially a woman's shoe, with a flat heel or no heel. 1
- noun flatter a flat surface, side, or part of anything: He struck me with the flat of his hand. 1
- noun flatter flat or level ground; a flat area: salt flats. 1
- noun flatter a marsh, shoal, or shallow. 1
- noun flatter Music. (in musical notation) the character ♭, which when attached to a note or to a staff degree lowers its significance one chromatic half step. a tone one chromatic half step below another: The flat of B is B flat. (on keyboard instruments, with reference to any given note) the key next below or to the left. 1
- noun flatter Theater. a piece of scenery consisting of a wooden frame, usually rectangular, covered with lightweight board or fabric. 1
- noun flatter a broad, thin book, chiefly for children: a juvenile flat. 1
- noun flatter Informal. a deflated automobile tire. 1
- noun flatter (in postal use) a large flat package, as in a manila envelope, for mailing. 1
- noun flatter Architecture. a flat roof or deck. 1
- noun flatter Nautical. Also called platform. a partial deck between two full decks. a low, flat barge or lighter. 1
- noun flatter Shipbuilding. a broad, flat piece of iron or steel for overlapping and joining two plates at their edges. a straight timber in a frame or other assembly of generally curved timbers. 1
- noun flatter an iron or steel bar of rectangular cross section. 1
- noun flatter Textiles. one of a series of laths covered with card clothing, used in conjunction with the cylinder in carding. 1
- noun flatter Photography. one or more negatives or positives in position to be reproduced. 1
- noun flatter Printing. a device for holding a negative or positive flat for reproduction by photoengraving. 1
- noun flatter Horticulture. a shallow, lidless box or tray used for rooting seeds and cuttings and for growing young plants. 1
- adjective flatter more flat 1
- noun flatter a similar box used for shipping and selling fruits and vegetables. 1
- transitive verb flatter compliment sb 1
- noun flatter Football. the area of the field immediately inside of or outside of an offensive end, close behind or at the line of scrimmage. 1
- transitive verb flatter make attractive 1
- noun flatter flats, Informal. flat races between horses. Compare flat race. 1
- adjective flatter horizontally level: a flat roof. 1
- adjective flatter level, even, or without unevenness of surface, as land or tabletops. 1
- adjective flatter having a surface that is without marked projections or depressions: a broad, flat face. 1
- adjective flatter lying horizontally and at full length, as a person; prostrate: He was flat on the canvas after the knockdown. 1
- adjective flatter lying wholly on or against something: The banner was flat against the wall. 1
- adjective flatter thrown down, laid low, or level with the ground, as fallen trees or buildings. 1
- adjective flatter having a generally level shape or appearance; not deep or thick: a flat plate. 1
- adjective flatter (of the heel of a shoe) low and broad. 1
- adjective flatter spread out, as an unrolled map or the open hand. 1
- adjective flatter deflated; collapsed: a flat tire. 1
- adjective flatter absolute, downright, or positive; without qualification: a flat denial. 1
- adjective flatter without modification or variation: a flat rate. 1
- adjective flatter Informal. lacking money; broke. 1
- adjective flatter without vitality or animation; lifeless; dull: flat writing. 1
- adjective flatter having lost its flavor, sharpness, or life, as wine or food; stale. 1
- adjective flatter (of a beverage) having lost its effervescence. 1
- adjective flatter without flavor; not spiced: flat cooking. 1
- adjective flatter prosaic, banal, or insipid: a flat style. 1
- adjective flatter pointless, as a remark or joke. 1
- adjective flatter commercially inactive: a flat day in the stock market. 1
- adjective flatter (of a painting) not having the illusion of volume or depth. 1
- adjective flatter (of a photograph or painting) lacking contrast or gradations of tone or color. 1