ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Flattop

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Flattop is a noun meaning (US) A short haircut in which the hair is brushed straight up then cut flat across the top.

Meaning

(US) A short haircut in which the hair is brushed straight up then cut flat across the top.

More Meanings

  1. (US, navy, informal) An aircraft carrier.
  2. (cooking) A grill with a flat cooking surface rather than metal bars.
  3. (music) A type of stringed instrument, most often an acoustic guitar, with a flat top (as opposed to an archtop), with strings held in place with pins, and with a complex system of bracing struts on the top.

Example Sentences

Well school's not so bad but the summer's better Gives me more time to see my girl Walk through the park beneath the shiny moon Oh when we kiss she makes my flat top curl

Word Forms

Synonyms for flattop

Depending on context, synonyms include carrier.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include carrier, bangs, buzzcut, flatcap, line up, foretop.

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