floor
IPA: fɫˈɔr
noun
- The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
- (geology, biology, chiefly with a modifier) The bottom surface of a natural structure, entity, or space (e.g. cave, forest, ocean, desert, etc.); the ground (surface of the Earth).
- (UK, dialectal, colloquial) The ground.
- (construction, architecture) A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories.
- The supporting surface or platform of a structure such as a bridge.
- (architecture) A storey/story of a building.
- In a parliament, the part of the house assigned to the members, as opposed to the viewing gallery.
- (by extension) The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event.
- (nautical) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
- (mining) A horizontal, flat ore body; the rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.
- (mining) The bottom of a pit, pothole or mine.
- (mathematics) The largest integer less than or equal to a given number.
- (gymnastics) An event performed on a floor-like carpeted surface; floor exercise
- (gymnastics) A floor-like carpeted surface for performing gymnastic movements.
- (finance) A lower limit on the interest rate payable on an otherwise variable-rate loan, used by lenders to defend against falls in interest rates. Opposite of a cap.
- A dance floor.
- The trading floor of a stock exchange, pit; the area in which business is conducted at a convention or exhibition.
- The area of a casino where gambling occurs.
- The area of an establishment where food and drink are served to customers.
verb
- (transitive) To cover or furnish with a floor.
- To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down.
- (informal, dated) To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the base of a wall, where it cannot easily be seen.
- (driving, transitive, slang) To push (a pedal) down to the floor, especially to accelerate.
- (informal, transitive) To silence by a conclusive answer or retort.
- (informal, transitive) To amaze or greatly surprise.
- (colloquial, transitive) To finish or make an end of.
- (mathematics) To set a lower bound.
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Examples of "floor" in Sentences
- They landed on the floor with a loud thud.
- Corn shucks were stored on the ground floor.
- The counterweight went through to the ground floor.
- The ground floor of the building comprises the school canteen.
- The ground floor is built of stone and contains a cellar and pantry.
- The only exception was the original ground floor of the old Pension.
- The boys occupied the ground floor and the girls used the first floor.
- The ground floor of the church is romanesque and the first floor gothic.
- The dressing rooms for the first and second team are on the ground floor.
- The stonework of the ground floor of the foundation is visible at the site.
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