[{"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["horizontally level:a flat roof.Synonyms: plane", "level, even, or without unevenness of surface, as land or tabletops.", "having a surface that is without marked projections or depressions:a broad, flat face.", "lying horizontally and at full length, as a person; prostrate :He was flat on the canvas after the knockdown.Synonyms: prone , low Antonyms: vertical , upright", "lying wholly on or against something:The banner was flat against the wall.", "thrown down, laid low, or level with the ground, as fallen trees or buildings.", "having a generally level shape or appearance; not deep or thick:a flat plate.", "(of the heel of a shoe) low and broad.", "spread out, as an unrolled map or the open hand.", "deflated; collapsed:a flat tire.", "absolute, downright, or positive; without qualification:a flat denial.Synonyms: categorical , peremptory , outright", "without modification or variation:a flat rate.", "Informal.lacking money; broke.", "without vitality or animation; lifeless; dull:flat writing.Synonyms: prosaic , spiritless , boring Antonyms: spirited", "having lost its flavor, sharpness, or life, as wine or food; stale.", "(of a beverage) having lost its effervescence.", "without flavor; not spiced:flat cooking.Synonyms: unsavory , vapid Antonyms: savory , flavorful", "prosaic, banal, or insipid:a flat style.", "pointless, as a remark or joke.", "commercially inactive:a flat day in the stock market.", "(of a painting) not having the illusion of volume or depth.", "(of a photograph or painting) lacking contrast or gradations of tone or color.", "(of paint) without gloss; not shiny; mat.", "not clear, sharp, or ringing, as sound or a voice.", "lacking resonance and variation in pitch; monotonous:a flat delivery of the speech.", "Music.(of a tone) lowered a half step in pitch:B flat.below an intended pitch, as a note; too low ( sharp ).", "(of a tone) lowered a half step in pitch:B flat.", "below an intended pitch, as a note; too low ( sharp ).", "Grammar.derived without change in form, as Englishto brushfrom the nounbrushand adverbs that do not add-lyto the adjective form asfast, cheap,andslow.", "Phonetics.lenis; voiced.", "Nautical.(of a sail)cut with little or no fullness.trimmed as nearly fore-and-aft as possible, for sailing to windward.", "cut with little or no fullness.", "trimmed as nearly fore-and-aft as possible, for sailing to windward.", "flat a,thea-sound (a) ofglad, bat,oract."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["something flat.", "a shoe, especially a woman's , with a flat heel or no heel.", "a flat surface, side, or part of anything:He struck me with the flat of his hand.", "flat or level ground; a flat area:salt flats.", "a marsh, shoal, or shallow.", "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.", "(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.", "Theater.a piece of scenery consisting of a wooden frame, usually rectangular, covered with lightweight board or fabric.", "a broad, thin book, chiefly for children:a juvenile flat.", "Informal.a deflated automobile tire.", "(in postal use) a large flat package, as in a manila envelope, for mailing.", "Architecture.a flat roof or deck.", "Nautical.Also called platform .a partial deck between two full decks.a low, flat barge or lighter.", "Also called platform .a partial deck between two full decks.", "a low, flat barge or lighter.", "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.", "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.", "an iron or steel bar of rectangular cross section.", "Textiles.one of a series of laths covered with card clothing, used in conjunction with the cylinder in carding.", "Photography.one or more negatives or positives in position to be reproduced.", "Printing.a device for holding a negative or positive flat for reproduction by photoengraving.", "Horticulture.a shallow, lidless box or tray used for rooting seeds and cuttings and for growing young plants.", "a similar box used for shipping and selling fruits and vegetables.", "Football.the area of the field immediately inside of or outside of an offensive end, close behind or at the line of scrimmage.", "flats,Informal.flat races between horses.Compare flat race(def) flat race(def)."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to make flat.", "Music.to lower (a pitch), especially one half step."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to become flat."]}, {"Bold_text": "adverb", "List Items": ["in a flat position; horizontally; levelly.", "in a flat manner; positively; absolutely.", "completely; utterly:flat broke.", "exactly; precisely:She ran around the track in two minutes flat.", "Music.below the true pitch:to sing flat.", "Finance.without interest."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["Nautical.to pull the clew of (a fore-and-aft sail) as nearly amidships as possible.Alsoflatten in."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an apartment or suite of rooms on floor forming a residence."]}]