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FLATTEN Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word flatten. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For FLATTEN

Here is a list of related hypernyms for flatten, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
alter change deform form modify shape
Phrases (2)
change formchange shape

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