flats Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)
  2. noun a level tract of land
    flat.
    • the salt flats of Utah
  3. noun a shallow box in which seedlings are started
    flat.
  4. noun a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
    flat.
  5. noun freight car without permanent sides or roof
    flat; flatcar; flatbed.
  6. noun a deflated pneumatic tire
    flat; flat tire.
  7. noun scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
    flat.
  8. noun a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
    flat; apartment.

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