flat denial
11flat — flat1 adjective (flatter, flattest) 1》 having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations. ↘not sloping. ↘having a broad level surface but little height or depth: a flat box. ↘(of shoes) without high heels. 2》 dull; lifeless …
12flat — 1. adjective 1) a flat surface Syn: level, horizontal; smooth, even, uniform, regular, plane Ant: vertical, uneven 2) the sea was flat Syn …
13flat — I 1. adjective 1) a flat roof Syn: level, horizontal 2) the sea was flat Syn: calm, still, glassy, smooth, placid, like a millpond 3) plane the wood completely flat …
14flat — flat, flatly The dominant adverbial form flatly is always used figuratively with words of denial and rejection such as contradict, deny, oppose, refuse, and reject. Flat is used in fixed expressions such as flat broke and turn something down flat …
15Flat-footed — Flat foot ed, a. 1. Having a flat foot, with little or no arch of the instep; suffering from fallen arches. [WordNet sense 3] [1913 Webster] 2. Firm footed; determined. [Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster] 3. clumsy; amateurish; pedestrian;… …
16flat — 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)¦ …
17denial — n. 1) to issue a denial 2) a flat; outright; strong; unqualified denial 3) a denial that + clause (they issued a denial that their firm had been involved) * * * [dɪ naɪ(ə)l] outright strong unqualified denial a flat to issue a denial a denial… …
18denial — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ firm (esp. BrE), strong, vehement, vigorous ▪ When I asked if she had cheated in the exam, she answered with a vehement denial. ▪ explicit, flat …
19Flat Earth — For other uses, see Flat Earth (disambiguation). The Flammarion engraving (1888) depicts a traveller who arrives at the edge of a flat Earth and sticks his head through the firmament …
20flat — 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… …
