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flat vs box

box vs flat

flat and box both are nouns.

flat is an adjective but box is not an adjective.

flat is not a verb while box is a verb.

flat is an adverb but box is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flat Yes Yes No Yes
box Yes No Yes No
As nouns, box is a hypernym of flat; that is, box is a word with a broader meaning than flat:
  • flat: a shallow box in which seedlings are started
  • box: a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
flat (noun) box (noun)
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
a deflated pneumatic tire separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
freight car without permanent sides or roof private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
a shallow box in which seedlings are started the driver's seat on a coach
a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
a level tract of land evergreen shrubs or small trees
the quantity contained in a box
a rectangular drawing
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
flat (adjective) box (adjective)
(of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
lacking contrast or shading between tones
not reflecting light; not glossy
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
horizontally level
commercially inactive
lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
having lost effervescence
having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
lacking taste or flavor or tang
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
not modified or restricted by reservations
lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
flat (verb) box (verb)
hit with the fist
engage in a boxing match
put into a box
flat (adverb) box (adverb)
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
with flat sails
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