flattopped

Mesa-like in shape

Flattopped describes something with a level upper surface rather than a peaked, rounded, or irregular one.

A flattopped mountain has been eroded to a plateau.

A flattopped haircut is cut level across the crown.

The word applies to anything—buildings, waves, hills—whose top has been made or worn horizontal.

hairstyle

flattop

Level-topped hair or ship

military cut · fade · clipper · barber · pomade · squared · boxy · retro · 1950s · rockabilly

furniture

table

Horizontal furniture surface

ottoman · stool · cabinet · credenza · sideboard · surface · platform · pedestal · display · showcase

landforms

mesa

Flat-topped steep-sided elevation

canyon · badlands · escarpment · cliff · bluff · erosion · sedimentary · sandstone · Monument Valley · desert

architecture

roof

Building's protective top

Bauhaus · rooftop · commercial · industrial · warehouse · skyline · HVAC · drainage · membrane · tar

Opposites
surface shape/apex form

flattoppedpointed

Tapering to a tip

peaked · domed · rounded · conical · spired

geometric profile

flattoppedpointed

Tapering to a tip

peaked · conical · pyramidal · needle-like · jagged

surface contour

flattoppedjagged

Sharply uneven, notched

rugged · uneven · irregular · ridged · serrated

Family

flat, top, topped, tops, topping, flats, flatten, flattened, flattening

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G