FLATTEN Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word flatten. (close relations)
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compress | verbv | |||||||
noun • a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) verb • make more compact by or as if by pressing • squeeze or press together | ||||||||
even | adverbadv | |||||||
adjective • divisible by two • being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with) noun • the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) adverb • used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected • in spite of; notwithstanding • to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons • to the full extent adjective satellite • equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced • symmetrically arranged • occurring at fixed intervals • of the score in a contest verb • make level or straight • become even or more even • make even or more even | ||||||||
iron | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood • a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head • implement used to brand live stock • home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth adjective satellite • extremely robust verb • press and smooth with a heated iron | ||||||||
level | nounn | |||||||
noun • a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality • a relative position or degree of value in a graded group • a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process • height above ground • indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid • a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line • an abstract place usually conceived as having depth • a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale adjective satellite • having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another • not showing abrupt variations • being on a precise horizontal plane • oriented at right angles to the plumb • of the score in a contest verb • aim at • tear down so as to make flat with the ground • make level or straight • direct into a position for use • talk frankly with; lay it on the line • become level or even | ||||||||
pancake | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle | ||||||||
press | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the state of demanding notice or attention • the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines • a machine used for printing • a dense crowd of people • a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes • clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use • any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids • a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead • the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure verb • exert pressure or force to or upon • force or impel in an indicated direction • to be oppressive or burdensome • place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure • squeeze or press together • crowd closely • create by pressing • be urgent • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for • press from a plastic • make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby • press and smooth with a heated iron • lift weights • ask for or request earnestly | ||||||||
rectify | verbv | |||||||
verb • determine the length of • reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities • bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one • set straight or right • make right or correct • convert into direct current | ||||||||
smooth | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities • of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth • (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected • of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence noun • the act of smoothing adjective satellite • smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication • smooth and unconstrained in movement • lacking obstructions or difficulties • (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves verb • make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing • make (a surface) shine • free from obstructions | ||||||||
squash | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits • edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable • a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets verb • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition | ||||||||
squish | verbv | |||||||
noun • the noise of soft mud being walked on verb • walk through mud or mire • put (a liquid) into a container or another place by means of a squirting action | ||||||||
drop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a shape that is spherical and small • a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a steep high face of rock • a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery • a central depository where things can be left or picked up • the act of dropping something verb • let fall to the ground • to fall vertically • go down in value • fall or descend to a lower place or level • terminate an association with • utter with seeming casualness • stop pursuing or acting • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow • lose (a game) • pay out • lower the pitch of (musical notes) • hang loosely • stop associating with • let or cause to fall in drops • to remove • take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth • omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing • leave undone or leave out • change from one level to another • fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death • grow progressively worse • give birth; used for animals | ||||||||
flatten out | verbv | |||||||
verb • become flat or flatter |