The meaning of Flatter

verb

Regard with respect or warm approval.

Usage examples:

I admire your courage

verb

To respect and approve of someone or something

Usage examples:

I admire that music more than any other., the police did an admirable job of calming down the crowd…

adjective

Lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting.

Usage examples:

Bland, mass-produced pop music

noun

Talk which aims to charm, flatter, or persuade (often considered typical of irish people).

Usage examples:

It took all my irish blarney to keep us out of court

verb

Influence or persuade (someone) using charm and pleasant flattery.

Usage examples:

He went overboard in blarneying him into thinking that joe considered him a nice guy

noun

A friendly and pleasant way of talking that makes someone good at persuading people to do things

Usage examples:

Don't listen to any of his blarney!

adjective

Not interesting; tedious.

Usage examples:

I've got a boring job in an office

verb

Make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging.

Usage examples:

Bore a hole in the wall to pass the cable through

verb

Cause (someone) to feel weary and uninterested by dull talk or behaviour.

Usage examples:

She is too polite to bore us with anecdotes

verb

Persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

Usage examples:

He hoped to cajole her into selling the house

verb

To try to persuade someone to do something by saying things that please the person or make the person feel important

Usage examples:

She is constantly cajoling her fellow citizens to adopt modern ideas and methods.

adjective

(especially of a gas or liquid) without colour.

Usage examples:

A colourless liquid

adjective

Having no colour

Usage examples:

Water and glass are colourless., carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, poisonous gas., it is …

verb

Praise formally or officially.

Usage examples:

He was commended by the judge for his courageous actions

verb

To formally praise or mention with approval someone or something

Usage examples:

Lamos should be commended for creating important opportunities for minority actors., the reporter d…

noun

A polite expression of praise or admiration.

Usage examples:

She paid me an enormous compliment

verb

Politely congratulate or praise (someone) for something.

Usage examples:

He complimented erika on her appearance

adjective

Acting or done in the same way over time, especially so as to be fair or accurate.

Usage examples:

The parents are being consistent and firm in their reactions

adjective

Occurring continuously over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The constant background noise of the city

noun

A situation that does not change.

Usage examples:

The condition of struggle remained a constant

adjective

Nearly continuous or very frequent

Usage examples:

We had a constant stream of visitors., even in this age of high technology, the popularity of hunti…

adjective

Forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.

Usage examples:

The whole performance is enacted in one continuous movement

adjective

Without a pause or break

Usage examples:

A continuous line of traffic, he spoke continuously for more than two hours.

adjective

No longer alive.

Usage examples:

A dead body

adverb

Absolutely; completely.

Usage examples:

You're dead right

adjective

Depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive.

Usage examples:

The dreary round of working, eating, and trying to sleep

adjective

Unattractive and having nothing of any interest, and therefore likely to make you sad

Usage examples:

It was a gray, dreary day, with periods of rain.

verb

Make a continuous low humming sound.

Usage examples:

In the far distance a machine droned

noun

A continuous low humming sound.

Usage examples:

He nodded off to the drone of the car engine

noun

A continuous musical note of low pitch.

Usage examples:

The drone rose by a third to a

adjective

Lacking interest or excitement.

Usage examples:

Your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring

verb

Make or become dull or less intense.

Usage examples:

Time dulls the memory

adjective

Not interesting or exciting; boring

Usage examples:

Many of the courtroom events were dull and routine., the lecture was dry, dull, and full of statist…

adjective

Not showing any emotion; unemotional.

Usage examples:

Her voice was flat and emotionless

adjective

Having existed or done something for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.

Usage examples:

The ceremony was an established event in the annual calendar

verb

Set up on a firm or permanent basis.

Usage examples:

The scheme was established in 1975

adjective

Generally accepted or familiar, esp. because of having a long history

Usage examples:

An established procedure

adjective

Flat and smooth.

Usage examples:

Prepare the site, then lay an even bed of mortar

verb

Make or become even.

Usage examples:

She cut the hair again to even up the ends

adverb

Used to emphasize something surprising or extreme.

Usage examples:

They have never even heard of the united states

phrasal verb

If an animal such as a dog fawns on/upon you, it is very friendly towards you and rubs itself against you.

adjective

Lacking distinctive attributes or aspects.

Usage examples:

A featureless landscape of snow and ice

adjective

Looking the same in every part, usually in a way that most people consider to be boring

Usage examples:

A featureless desert, a grey featureless landscape

adjective

Fastened securely in position.

Usage examples:

A fixed iron ladder down the port side

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

adjective

Not changing

Usage examples:

A fixed stare, a fixed address, she stared fixedly at the screen.

verb

(of a person's skin, face, etc.) become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion.

Usage examples:

Rachel flushed angrily

noun

A reddening of the face, skin, etc., typically caused by illness or strong emotion.

Usage examples:

A flush of embarrassment rose to her cheeks

adjective

Completely level or even with another surface.

Usage examples:

The gates are flush with the adjoining fencing

adjective

Parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the vertical.

Usage examples:

A horizontal line

noun

A horizontal line, plane, etc.

Usage examples:

Nushu characters are structured by four kinds of strokes, including dots, horizontals, verticals an…

adjective

Flat or level; parallel with the ground

Usage examples:

Keep the patient in a horizontal position with her feet slightly raised.

noun

The quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.

Usage examples:

His tales are full of humour

verb

Comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be.

Usage examples:

She was always humouring him to prevent trouble

noun

The ability to find things funny, the way in which people see that some things are funny, or the quality of being funny

Usage examples:

He's got a great sense of humour (= he is very able to see things as funny)., i must say i find his…

adjective

Lacking flavour; weak or tasteless.

Usage examples:

Mugs of insipid coffee

adjective

(of food) lacking a strong taste or character, or (of people, activities, or entertainment) lacking in interest or energy

Usage examples:

An insipid flavor, insipid tv sitcoms

adjective

Never changing.

Usage examples:

His routine was invariable

adjective

Never changing; staying the same

Usage examples:

An invariable response, an invariable rule

adjective

Naive, simplistic, and superficial.

Usage examples:

Their entirely predictable and usually jejune opinions

adjective

Very simple or childish

Usage examples:

He made jejune generalizations about how all students were lazy and never did any work., a jejune l…

noun

A horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point.

Usage examples:

The front garden is on a level with this floor

adjective

Having a flat, horizontal surface.

Usage examples:

We had reached level ground

verb

Give a flat and even surface to.

Usage examples:

Contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station

verb

Give a flat and even surface to.

Usage examples:

Contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station

noun

A horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point.

Usage examples:

The front garden is on a level with this floor

noun

A position on a scale of amount, quantity, extent, or quality.

Usage examples:

A high level of unemployment

adjective

Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

Usage examples:

The statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity

adjective

Boring because of never changing

Usage examples:

She stood all day ironing a monotonous succession of clothes and sheets.

noun

A flat surface on which a straight line joining any two points on it would wholly lie.

Usage examples:

The horizontal plane

adjective

Completely level or flat.

Usage examples:

A plane surface

verb

(of a bird or an airborne object) soar without moving the wings; glide.

Usage examples:

Seagulls swooped and planed overhead

verb

Measure (the depth of a body of water).

Usage examples:

I plumbed the depth and found the bottom of the shelf to be seven metres down

noun

A ball of lead or other heavy object attached to the end of a line for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface.

Usage examples:

He traces a line in white paint along the wall beyond the leaves, then drops a plumb from a cord st…

adverb

Exactly.

Usage examples:

Trading opportunities plumb in the centre of central europe

verb

Express warm approval or admiration of.

Usage examples:

We can't praise chris enough—he did a brilliant job

noun

The expression of approval or admiration for someone or something.

Usage examples:

The audience was full of praise for the whole production

adjective

Having or using the style or diction of prose as opposed to poetry; lacking imaginativeness or originality.

Usage examples:

Prosaic language can't convey the experience

adjective

Arranged in or constituting a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between individual instances.

Usage examples:

Plant the flags at regular intervals

noun

A regular customer, member of a team, etc.

Usage examples:

Pub regulars

adjective

Happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next

Usage examples:

A regular heartbeat, working regular hours, trees were planted at regular intervals along the avenu…

verb

Put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.

Usage examples:

Delaney set the mug of tea down

noun

A group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together.

Usage examples:

A set of false teeth

verb

Variant spelling of sett.

adjective

Having an even and regular surface; free from perceptible projections, lumps, or indentations.

Usage examples:

Smooth flat rocks

verb

Give (something) a flat, regular surface or appearance.

Usage examples:

She smoothed out the newspaper

adverb

In a way that is without difficulties.

Usage examples:

The course of true love never did run smooth

adjective

Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.

Usage examples:

The motion of the train had a somewhat soporific effect

noun

A drug or other substance that induces drowsiness or sleep.

Usage examples:

The meal was light - perhaps eggs and a posset (hot milk fortified with sugar, spices, eggs, and wi…

adjective

Causing sleep or making a person want to sleep

Usage examples:

The soporific effect of the heat

adjective

Not moving or making a sound.

Usage examples:

The still body of the young man

noun

Deep silence and calm; stillness.

Usage examples:

The still of the night

adverb

Up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly.

Usage examples:

He still lives with his mother

adjective

Extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend.

Usage examples:

A long, straight road

adverb

In a straight line; directly.

Usage examples:

He was gazing straight at her

noun

(especially of drama) serious as opposed to comic or musical.

Usage examples:

A straight play

adjective

Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.

Usage examples:

A tedious journey

adjective

(of a voice or musical sound) lacking expression or interest.

Usage examples:

He began to sing in a toneless voice

adjective

(of a voice) not expressing any emotion

adjective

Not broken, fractured, or damaged.

Usage examples:

An unbroken glass

adjective

Not changing; remaining the same.

Usage examples:

The party stood for unchanging principles

adjective

Not changing; not becoming different

Usage examples:

Some greeks felt that the universe was static and unchanging; others believed that change was const…

adjective

Not feeling or displaying enthusiasm, eagerness, or strong emotion.

Usage examples:

He seems genuinely unexcited by becoming a major player in hollywood

adjective

Not excited or enthusiastic

Usage examples:

He sounds profoundly unexcited at the prospect of winning an award., the audience were in a calm an…

adjective

Not exciting; dull.

Usage examples:

Many school prospectuses are dull and unexciting

adjective

Not exciting

Usage examples:

He found life in the small town unexciting and wanted to travel the world., the museum has a pleasa…

adjective

Unsympathetic, harsh, or callous.

Usage examples:

My mother is a cold, unfeeling woman

adjective

Not feeling sympathy for other people’s suffering

Usage examples:

An unfeeling man

adjective

Remaining the same in all cases and at all times; unchanging in form or character.

Usage examples:

Blocks of stone of uniform size

noun

The distinctive clothing worn by members of the same organization or body or by children attending certain schools.

Usage examples:

Airline pilots in dark blue uniforms

verb

Make uniform.

adjective

Not arousing curiosity or interest.

Usage examples:

The scenery is dull and uninteresting

adjective

Not interesting

adjective

Not changing; constant or uniform.

Usage examples:

The unvarying routine of parsonage life

adjective

Never changing in amount or level

Usage examples:

I would like to thank you for your unvarying kindness to me., the engine runs at a constant, unvary…

adjective

Never changing in amount or level

Usage examples:

I would like to thank you for your unvarying kindness to me., the engine runs at a constant, unvary…

adjective

(of a place) not occupied; empty.

Usage examples:

40 per cent of the offices are still vacant

adjective

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland.

Usage examples:

Tuneful but vapid musical comedies

adjective

Showing no intelligence or imagination

Usage examples:

A vapid reality tv show, he's attractive, but vapid.