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flats

The correct spelling is flats.

How to pronounce flats

noun

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The correct spelling is flats. An area of level ground. For example: "She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels."

Usage Examples

She liked to walk in her flats more than in her high heels.

a flat of strawberries

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An area of level ground.
  2. 2.A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
  3. 3.A flat tyre/tire.
  4. 4.(in the plural) A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels.
  5. 5.(in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.

verb

  1. 1.To make a flat call; to call without raising.
  2. 2.To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
  3. 3.To fall from the pitch.
  4. 4.To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
  5. 5.To make flat; to flatten; to level.

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