Background and Flat

Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.

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Flat and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flat" instead a noun "Background".

Flat noun - A room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place.

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Background and flat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Flat".

Nearby Words: flatter, flatly, flatness, flatlet, flatting

simple	simple background	simple flat
entire	entire background	entire flat
little	little background	little flat
criminal	criminal background	criminal flat
Other adjectives: shared, different.

In episode 4 of Psychoville, whilst David and his nan are murdering a man in his flat we hear music playing in the background.

Source: Left the Background Music On aka: Sorry I Left The BGM On
Data from missions that have studied the cosmic microwave background, such as Planck, show the Universe to be flat to the limit of their measurements.

Source: Flat World
The Mountains of Illinois: The Amazon is mostly flat, but there are mountains in the background... Oh Crap!

Source: Film / The Rundown

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