Antonyms for flattened out


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : flat-n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈflæt n


Definition of flattened out

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to prostrate oneself," also "to fall flat," from flat (adj.) + -en (1). Meaning "to make flat" is 1620s. Related: Flattened; flattening.
  • As in confined : adj limited, enclosed
  • As in land : verb arrive, come to rest on
Example sentences :
  • But I do not understand how they can get it flattened out, if they blow it.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Glass » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • It was thrown in the air; fell, wavered on edge, flattened out.
  • Extract from : « Norman Ten Hundred » by A. Stanley Blicq
  • She threw a pellet of clay which flattened out against the wall.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) » by Alphonse Daudet
  • The valley had flattened out so that we could see for miles on each side.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of a Schooner » by Albert W. Harris
  • This flattened out the waves but added greatly to their misery.
  • Extract from : « Third Warning » by Roy J. Snell
  • It flattened out its head in a most astonishing fashion when it saw them.
  • Extract from : « Our Little Hindu Cousin » by Blanche McManus
  • A simple hoop, flattened out on the bezel, which is engraved with the palm-branch.
  • Extract from : « Finger-Ring Lore » by William Jones
  • In B the shell-gland has flattened out and the shell is formed.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2 » by Various
  • His ears were not turned to cauliflower and his nose was not flattened out—as yet.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of John Brown » by Stephen Graham
  • He flattened out, eyes on the left poleman, ready to spring.
  • Extract from : « The Caves of Fear » by John Blaine

Synonyms for flattened out

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