floor

[Floor]

A floor is the surface at the very bottom, or base, of a room. When you lie on your back on the floor, you are looking up at the ceiling.

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The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.

Noun
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"

Noun
structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?"

Noun
a large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader"

Noun
the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor"

Noun
the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor"

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Noun
a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor"

Noun
the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"

Noun
the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc.

Noun
the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor"

Verb
knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"

Verb
surprise greatly; knock someone''s socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"


n.
The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.

n.
The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of floor in sense 2.

n.
The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.

n.
A story of a building. See Story.

n.
The part of the house assigned to the members.

n.
The right to speak.

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That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.

n.
The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.

n.
A horizontal, flat ore body.

v. t.
To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards.

v. t.
To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent.

v. t.
To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination.


Floor

Floor , n. [AS. flr; akin to D. vloer, G. flur field, floor, entrance hall, Icel. flr floor of a cow stall, cf. Ir. & Gael. lar floor, ground, earth, W. llawr, perh. akin to L. planus level. Cf. Plain smooth.] 1. The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported. 2. The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of floor in sense 2. 3. The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge. 4. A story of a building. See Story. 5. (Legislative Assemblies) (a) The part of the house assigned to the members. (b) The right to speak. [U.S.] &hand; Instead of he has the floor, the English say, he is in possession of the house. 6. (Naut.) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal. 7. (Mining) (a) The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit. (b) A horizontal, flat ore body. Raymond. Floor cloth, a heavy fabric, painted, varnished, or saturated, with waterproof material, for covering floors; oilcloth. -- Floor cramp, an implement for tightening the seams of floor boards before nailing them in position. -- Floor light, a frame with glass panes in a floor. -- Floor plan. (a) (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal section, showing a ship as divided at the water line. (b) (Arch.) A horizontal section, showing the thickness of the walls and partitions, arrangement of passages, apartments, and openings at the level of any floor of a house.

Floor

Floor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Floored ; p. pr. & vb. n. Flooring.] 1. To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards. 2. To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent.
Floored or crushed by him.
3. To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination. [Colloq.]
I've floored my little-go work.

The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.

To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards.

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Usage Examples

Not drunk is he who from the floor - Can rise alone and still drink more But drunk is They, who prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise.

Another night, I dreamed I saw my father sweeping out the barn floor clean, and would not suffer the wheat to be brought in the barn. He appeared to me to be in anger.

Mission accomplished. The Museum of Modern Art's wide-open, tall-ceilinged, super-reinforced second floor was for all intents and purposes built to accommodate monumental installations and gigantic sculptures, should the need arise. It has arisen.

If you ever get rich and famous, by definition you are special. You have done something special, and therefore you start to behave special. Then if the floor drops out, and you become down and out, you have a really new perspective.

If God wanted us to bend over he'd put diamonds on the floor.

I don't excercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor.

I'm Jewish. I don't work out. If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor.

I think if you have a two-story office and you hire someone who's handicapped, it might be reasonable to let him have an office on the first floor rather than the government saying you have to have a $100,000 elevator.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I'd rather rot on my own floor than be found by a bunch of bingo players in a nursing home.

I've seen the ticket, and I still can't believe it. When I see the money, I hope I don't hit the floor.

I had a sense of what leadership meant and what it could do for you. So am I surprised that I am sitting up here on the 62nd floor of Rockefeller Plaza? No.

I'd love to have First Lady Michelle Obama over and ask, 'How do you make your marriage work?' I think the president is sexy as all get-out, but he has got to get on her nerves some kind of way. He's this wonderful, powerful man, but she sees him leaving his socks on the floor.

I love to read. I love to stretch. In the morning, I get up, and if I'm not in a hurry, I will lie on the floor on a rug, look through some books and magazines, and maybe listen to music and try to do stretching exercises to tune up.

Don't throw petals on the floor if they have no meaning. I would rather have a fun, casual relationship than have someone pretending they're completely in love with me.

In a sad twist of fate, the bill to reauthorize the Patriot Act was debated on the floor of the House of Representatives the same day that terrorists struck again.

I'm not particularly a feminist, but if you get women off the animal cycle of reproduction and give them some say in how many children they'll have, immediately the floor will rise.

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