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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

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   floor meaning, definition, what is floor: the flat surface that you stand on insid...: Learn more.

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   story. a level, supporting surface in any structure: the elevator floor. one of two or more layers of material composing a floor: rough floor; finish floor. a platform or prepared level area for a particular use: a threshing floor. the bottom of any more or less hollow place: the floor of a tunnel.

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   Define floor: the part of a room on which you stand—usage, synonyms, more.

5. www.wordsmyth.netfloor | Dictionaries and vocabulary tools for English ...

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   noun. definition 1: the lowest surface in a room, on which one stands. The dog likes to lie on the floor under the table. definition 2: the lowest supporting surface of any structure, such as a vehicle. Her coffee spilled all over the floor of the car. definition 3: the ground surface.

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   floor something to press the accelerator pedal of a car hard She floored it and sped up the hill. Definition of floor verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   noun. uk / flɔːr/ Add to word list. A1. a surface that you walk on inside a building: a wooden floor. A2. a particular level of a building: the second/third floor. B1. an area where a particular activity happens: a dance floor. (Definition of floor from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of floor.

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   noun. Definition of floor. as in bottom. the surface upon which a body of water lies discovered a new species of crab living on the ocean floor. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. bottom. bed. ground. basement. foundation. riverbed. Antonyms & Near Antonyms. surface. floor. 2 of 2. verb. 1. as in to shock.