S vs Flatter - What's the difference?
s | flatter |
The nineteenth letter of the .
voiceless alveolar fricative
Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur
Symbols for SI units
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A type of set tool used by blacksmiths.
A flat-faced fulling hammer.
A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips such as watch springs.
Someone who flattens, purposely or accidently. Also flattener.
(British, NZ, slang) Someone who lives in a rented flat.
(flat)
to compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour
* Bible, Proverbs xxix. 5
* Prescott
to enhance someone's vanity by praising them
to portray something to advantage.
to convey notions of the facts that are believed to be favorable to the hearer without certainty of the truthfulness of the notions conveyed.
As a letter s
is the letter s with a.As a noun flatter is
a type of set tool used by blacksmiths.As an adjective flatter is
(flat).As a verb flatter is
to compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour.s
Translingual
{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)Letter
Symbol
(wikipedia) (mul-symbol)See also
(Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }}flatter
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(wikipedia flatter) (en noun)Adjective
(head)Etymology 2
From (etyl) flatteren, . More at (l).Verb
(en-verb) (transitive'' and ''intransitive )- A man that flattereth his neighbour, spreadeth a net for his feet.
- Others he flattered by asking their advice.
- Her portrait flatters her.