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   Floor

   /flôr/

   

   noun

   • 1. the lower surface of a room, on which one may walk: "he dropped the cup and it smashed on the floor" Similar groundflooring
   • ▪ the bottom of the sea, a cave, or an area of land: "the ocean floor"
   • ▪ the ground: informal "the best way to play is to pass the ball on the floor"
   • ▪ a minimum level of prices or wages: "the dollar's floor against the yen"
   • 2. all the rooms or areas on the same level of a building; a story: "a third-floor apartment" Similar storyleveltierdeckpiano nobilemezzanineentresol
   • 3. (in a legislative assembly) the part of the house in which members sit and from which they speak.
   • ▪ the right or opportunity to speak next in debate: "other speakers have the floor"
   • ▪ (in the Stock Exchange) the large central hall where trading takes place: "a floor trader"

   verb

   • 1. provide (a room or area) with a floor: "a stone-floored building"
   • 2. knock (someone) to the ground, especially with a punch: informal "the champion floored Close with an uppercut" Similar knock downknock overbring downfellrugby-tackleprostratecatch off balanceinformal:lay out
   • ▪ baffle or confound (someone) completely: "that question floored him" Similar baffledefeatperplexpuzzlenonplusmystifyconfoundbewilderbemusedumbfoundconfusediscomfitdisconcertthrowinformal:beatflummoxdiscombobulatefazestumpfoxfogmake someone scratch their headbe all Greek tobuffaloarchaic:wildergravelmazecause to be at a standposerare:obfuscate

   Word Origin Old Englishflōr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloer and German Flur.

   Derivatives

   • 1. floorless adjective

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