flat-top

/'flættɔp/

Thân thiện

The barber gives the boy a flat-top haircut.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A type of haircut: A "flat-top" is a hairstyle where the hair on top of the head is cut and styled to be flat and level, often standing upright.
   • An aircraft carrier: (U.S. slang, dated) A nickname for an aircraft carrier, referring to its large, flat flight deck.

2. Adjective:

   • Having a flat upper surface: Describing something with a top that is level and not curved or sloped.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Hairstyle):

  • He got a classic flat-top at the barbershop.
  • The flat-top was a popular style in the 1950s.

• Noun (Aircraft Carrier):

  • The sailor was assigned to a flat-top in the Pacific fleet.
  • Several flat-tops participated in the naval exercise.

• Adjective:

  • The building had a flat-top roof.
  • They picnicked on a flat-top hill.

Advanced Usage

• "flat-top guitar": A type of acoustic guitar with a flat, rather than arched, top surface.
  • He preferred the bright sound of a flat-top guitar for folk music.

Variants and Related Words

• Flattop (noun): An alternative, often single-word, spelling for the haircut or aircraft carrier.
  • He sports a classic flattop.

Synonyms

• Noun (Hairstyle): Crew cut, buzz cut (though these are not perfectly identical).
• Noun (Ship): Aircraft carrier, carrier.
• Adjective: Level-topped, planar.

Related Idioms

• None commonly associated directly with the word "flat-top."

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a flat or flattened upper surface

Từ đồng nghĩa

• flat-topped