flat refusal

  • 1flat refusal — index rebuff Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2flat - 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… …

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  • 3flat — flat1 W2S2 [flæt] adj comparative flatter superlative flattest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(surface)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(tyre/ball)¦ 4¦(not deep)¦ 5¦(drink)¦ 6¦(not interesting)¦ 7¦(battery)¦ 8¦(business/trade)¦ …

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  • 4flat — 1 adjective flatter, flattest 1 SURFACE smooth and level, without raised or hollow areas, and not sloping or curving: a flat bottomed boat | a perfectly flat sandy beach | flat as a pancake (=very flat): The countryside near there is flat as a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5flat — [[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… …

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  • 6Refusal — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Refusal >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 refusal refusal rejection Sgm: N 1 noncompliance noncompliance incompliance Sgm: N 1 denial denial Sgm: N 1 declining declining &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 declens …

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  • 7flat — 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… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8flat — 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… …

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  • 9flat — 1. adj., adv., n., & v. adj. (flatter, flattest) 1 a horizontally level (a flat roof). b even; smooth; unbroken; without projection or indentation (a flat stomach). c with a level surface and little depth; shallow (a flat cap; a flat heel). 2… …

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  • 10flat*/*/*/ — [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… …

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