flattop
Plateau on head
A flattop is a haircut where the hair on top is cut to form a flat horizontal surface, typically with closely cropped sides.
The style was popular among military personnel and became a 1950s fashion.
Flattop also refers to an aircraft carrier, whose deck forms a flat surface for planes to land on.
Close-cropped military style
- buzzcutHair clipped uniformly short
- barberProfessional who trims locks
- clippersHandheld cutting implements
- militaryArmed forces collectively
fade · regulation · trimmer · shears · pomade · bristle · scalp · sharp
Flat highland area
- butteIsolated flat-topped hill
- tablelandElevated flat landform
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
desert · sandstone · erosion · southwest · sedimentary · cliff · arid · formation
Airborne transportation vehicle
- navyMaritime military force
- catapultSiege engine for launching
- hangarAircraft storage structure
- superstructureConstruction above the base
jets · pilots · island · squadron · elevator · sortie · enterprise · landing
Decade after WWII
- greaserMachinery lubricator or fifties tough
- pompadourHigh-fronted upswept hairstyle
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
- dinerCasual American eatery
jukebox · hotrod · drive-in · ducktail · comb · sideburns · vintage · cool
crewcut
Close-cropped military style
- buzzcutHair clipped uniformly short
- barberProfessional who trims locks
- clippersHandheld cutting implements
military · fade · regulation · trimmer · shears · pomade · bristle · scalp · sharp · clean-cut
plateau
Flat highland area
- butteIsolated flat-topped hill
- tablelandElevated flat landform
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
canyon · desert · sandstone · erosion · southwest · sedimentary · cliff · arid · formation · landmark
aircraft
Airborne transportation vehicle
superstructure · jets · pilots · island · squadron · elevator · sortie · enterprise · landing · takeoff
1950s
Decade after WWII
- greaserMachinery lubricator or fifties tough
- pompadourHigh-fronted upswept hairstyle
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
diner · jukebox · hotrod · drive-in · ducktail · comb · sideburns · vintage · cool
pickup
Small open-bed truck
resonator · jazz · blues · archtop · Gibson · amplifier · tone · neck · fingerboard · vintage
griddle
Flat metal cooking surface
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- cookingPreparing food with heat
sear · burger · diner · breakfast · stainless · propane · spatula · grease · short-order · restaurant
- Guitarsacoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar, bass guitar, acoustic
- haircutsbuzz cut, bob cut, bob, buzzcut, undercut
- hairstylesbob, bun, braids, updo, braid
- flat topsmesa, plateau, butte, tableland, inselberg
flattoppompadour
High-fronted upswept hairstyle
quiff · tapered cut · mohawk · fade · bouffant
flattoplong hair
Extended scalp strands
mane · afro · man bun · ponytail · dreadlocks
flattopsubmarine
Underwater naval craft
sub · U-boat · battleship · dreadnought · destroyer
- flatten the curveSpread outbreak over longer period
- flatten outMake smooth and even
- flatter oneselfHold inflated self-opinion
- flattening outMaking uniformly level
- flattening the curveSpreading outbreak's burden temporally
- curve flatteningReducing maximum by distributing load