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flattops

flattops is the plural of flattop.

Meaning of flattop

Noun

flattop (plural flattops)

  1. (US) A short haircut in which the hair is brushed straight up then cut flat across the top.
    • 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 curl1959 Jerry Keller, "Here Comes Summer" (lyrics)
  2. (US, informal) An aircraft carrier.
  3. 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.
    Synonyms:
    folk guitar
  4. A grill with a flat cooking surface rather than metal bars.

Questions about flattops

What is flattops the plural of?
Flattops is the plural of flattop.

Words near flattops in the dictionary

  1. flattings
  2. flattish
  3. flattishly
  4. flattishness
  5. flattop
  6. flattops
  7. flatty
  8. flatty-ken
  9. flatty-kens
  10. flatuency
  11. flatulate

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