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Flats Moderate

Flats has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)

"After running errands, I slipped my feet into my comfortable flats to rest at home."

2

plural of flat

"The dancers performed their routine on the wooden flats in the back of the theater."

Verb
1

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flat

"The river flats during heavy rains."

In plain English: To flats means to flatten something out so it is no longer curved or round.

"Don't forget to flatten the dough before rolling it out."

Example Sentences
"Don't forget to flatten the dough before rolling it out." verb
"The pianist kept time by tapping his fingers on the desk with flat rhythmic strokes." verb
"After years of hard work, he finally hit a low point in his career before climbing back up." verb
"She sat down to write her report after feeling completely drained from the long day at school." verb
See Also
spare
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
footwear
Rhyming Words
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