flat-top

Horizontal crew cut

A flat-top is a hairstyle in which the hair on top of the head is cut to form a level horizontal surface, popular especially among military personnel and athletes.

The term also refers to an aircraft carrier, whose flight deck forms a broad flat surface.

Less commonly, flat-top describes a type of electric guitar with a flat rather than arched body, or a griddle used for cooking.

hairstyle

crewcut

Close-cropped military style

  • buzzcutHair clipped uniformly short
  • fadeLose intensity gradually
  • clippersHandheld cutting implements

barber · barbershop · taper · pomade · regulation · squared · boxy · clean-cut · sideburns · trimmer

mesa

plateau

Flat highland area

elevation · highland · upland · geology · erosion · canyon · desert · sandstone · Arizona · badlands

carrier

navy

Maritime military force

fleet · destroyer · battleship · vessel · command · maritime · combat · armada · supercarrier · catapult

retro

fifties

Decade or age range

  • dinerCasual American eatery
  • jukeboxCoin-operated music player
  • greaserMachinery lubricator or fifties tough

rockabilly · pompadour · drive-in · letterman · vinyl · oldies · nostalgia · Americana · chrome · neon

surface

level

Horizontal or uniform position

horizontal · smooth · uniform · aligned · straight · plane · truncated

griddle

grill

Cooking surface over fire

sizzle · spatula · burner · cook · restaurant · commercial · stainless · grease · frying · hibachi

Categories
Opposites
hairstyle shape

flat-toppompadour

High-fronted upswept hairstyle

quiff · afro · mohawk · spiky hair · faux hawk

hair length/volume

flat-toplong hair

Extended scalp strands

flowing hair · mane · layered cut · mullet · curly hair

SURFACE GEOMETRY (general/nautical)

flat-toppeaked

Reached the summit

dome · rounded · pointed · domed · conical

Family

flattop, flattops

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G