flattop

Other forms of flattop

plural

flattops·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about flattop

What does flattop mean?

flattop means "a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in flattop?

flattop has 2 syllables: flat-top. The stress falls on "flat".

What is another word for flattop?

Close synonyms include crew cut, butch, aircraft carrier, carrier, attack aircraft carrier. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flattop a common word?

flattop is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.