flatten
flatten
Definition
flat·ten (flat′'n)
transitive verb
- to make flat or flatter
- Informal to knock down; make prostrate
- to level to the ground
intransitive verb
- to become flat or flatter
- to become prostrate
flat′·tener noun
flatten
Synonyms
flatten
v.
flatten
Usage Examples
Used with why or when
- when: Fixed bug where nested list values would be flattened when write is called.
Object
- cardboard: To help things along place black plastic, fleece or flattened cardboard on the soil in the spring to warm the soil up.
- corn: Five circles appeared overnight at the weekend, four smaller rings of flattened corn equally spaced round a larger circle.
- hierarchy: This has resulted in a flattened hierarchy of only six levels from front line Support Worker to Managing Director.
- nose: Faces have large almond eyes, flattened noses and figure of eight mouths.
- tail: Was that a horizontally flattened tail or just a trick of the light?
- curve: Good posture helps you to use up energy stores more efficiently, burn excess fat and flatten sloppy curves.
Subject
- earthquake: Kefalonia's capital, Argostoli was almost totally flattened by the great earthquake of 1953 and little remains of its former grandeur.
Modifying Another Word
- heroically: SchNEWS 473, 12th November, 2004 HOLY WAR, BATMAN US forces heroically flatten Fallujah, killing hundreds of civillians.
- slightly: The bullet is almost intact, only slightly flattened, with a little cone of lead missing from the rear end.
- gently: Shape the bread into a round shape and flatten gently.
- somewhat: Skull somewhat flattened between ears, with some width allowed in powerful male heads.
- totally: Georgian and Victorian London was devastated in WWII - huge swathes of the center and the East End were totally flattened.
- completely: Luckily, they only managed to completely flatten the south end of the City.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- off: Will prices now fall, or simply flatten off?
Followed by a transitive particle
- off: Be careful when sanding the wing joints not to destroy the ribbing or flatten off the upper hull radius near the lower wings.
Preposition: at
- pole: Scientists tell us that the actual shape of the earth is nearly a perfect ball very minor flattening at the poles.
Preposition: of
- hierarchy: Many ( former ) middle managers now have time to contemplate the flattening of organizational hierarchies.
- curve: Despite the inevitable flattening of improvement curves, records will continue to be set -- the financial rewards involved will make sure of that!
Preposition: by
- earthquake: Kefalonia's capital, Argostoli was almost totally flattened by the great earthquake of 1953 and little remains of its former grandeur.
