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flat
adjective
-
flat
,
flatter
,
flattest
having
a
smooth
,
even
surface
without
bumps
or
raised
parts
•
The
lake
looked
like
a
giant
mirror
,
perfectly
flat
and
still
.
The
lake
looked
like
a
giant
mirror
,
perfectly
flat
and
still
.
•
Lay
the
poster
on
a
flat
table
so
it
does
not
wrinkle
.
Lay
the
poster
on
a
flat
table
so
it
does
not
wrinkle
.
Old
English
"
flæt
"
meaning
"
level
,
smooth
;
floor
";
related
to
Old
Norse
"
flatr
".
adjective
-
flat
,
flatter
,
flattest
(
of
a
drink
)
having
lost
its
fizz
and
no
longer
sparkling
•
My
soda
went
flat
after
sitting
open
all
night
.
My
soda
went
flat
after
sitting
open
all
night
.
•
She
poured
out
the
flat
cola
and
opened
a
fresh
can
.
She
poured
out
the
flat
cola
and
opened
a
fresh
can
.
noun
an
apartment
;
a
set
of
rooms
on
one
floor
of
a
building
where
someone
lives
•
They
bought
a
small
flat
near
the
river
in
London
.
They
bought
a
small
flat
near
the
river
in
London
.
•
Her
flat
is
on
the
third
floor
and
has
a
balcony
.
Her
flat
is
on
the
third
floor
and
has
a
balcony
.
adverb
completely
;
without
qualification
or
change
•
She
refused
the
offer
flat
.
She
refused
the
offer
flat
.
•
The
car
engine
died
flat
in
the
middle
of
the
road
.
The
car
engine
died
flat
in
the
middle
of
the
road
.
noun
a
musical
note
that
is
a
semitone
lower
than
its
natural
pitch
,
or
the
symbol
(
♭
)
showing
this
•
The
song
is
written
in
E
flat
major
.
The
song
is
written
in
E
flat
major
.
•
The
trumpeter
played
a
flat
by
mistake
and
winced
.
The
trumpeter
played
a
flat
by
mistake
and
winced
.
inflation
noun
a
sustained
rise
in
the
overall
prices
of
goods
and
services
,
which
makes
each
unit
of
money
buy
less
than
before
•
Shoppers
noticed
that
the
price
of
bread
had
doubled
because
of
inflation
.
Shoppers
noticed
that
the
price
of
bread
had
doubled
because
of
inflation
.
•
The
central
bank
raised
interest
rates
to
slow
soaring
inflation
.
The
central
bank
raised
interest
rates
to
slow
soaring
inflation
.
From
Latin
‘
inflare
’
meaning
‘
to
blow
into
’,
applied
figuratively
in
19th-century
economics
to
describe
prices
swelling
like
a
balloon
.
noun
the
process
of
filling
something
with
air
or
gas
so
that
it
becomes
larger
or
firm
•
After
pumping
for
a
minute
,
the
bicycle
tire
grew
hard
during
inflation
.
After
pumping
for
a
minute
,
the
bicycle
tire
grew
hard
during
inflation
.
•
The
children
laughed
as
the
colorful
balloon
swelled
with
each
puff
of
inflation
.
The
children
laughed
as
the
colorful
balloon
swelled
with
each
puff
of
inflation
.
Directly
from
Latin
‘
inflare
’
meaning
‘
to
blow
into
’,
first
appearing
in
English
in
the
15th
century
to
describe
blowing
air
into
objects
.
noun
a
rapid
or
excessive
increase
in
the
amount
or
level
of
something
,
so
it
loses
its
usual
value
or
impact
•
Universities
worry
that
grade
inflation
makes
high
marks
less
meaningful
.
Universities
worry
that
grade
inflation
makes
high
marks
less
meaningful
.
•
Ego
inflation
turned
the
talented
actor
into
a
diva
on
set
.
Ego
inflation
turned
the
talented
actor
into
a
diva
on
set
.
Extended
figurative
use
evolved
in
the
20th
century
from
the
economic
sense
,
applying
‘
inflated
’
prices
metaphorically
to
other
swollen
quantities
.
