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floor

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[ US /ˈfɫɔɹ/ ]
[ UK /flˈɔː/ ]
NOUN
  1. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
    what level is the office on?
  2. the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
  3. the occupants of a floor
    the whole floor complained about the lack of heat
  4. the ground on which people and animals move about
    the fire spared the forest floor
  5. the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business
    there was a motion from the floor
  6. the parliamentary right to address an assembly
    the chairman granted him the floor
  7. the lower inside surface of any hollow structure
    the floor of the pelvis
    the floor of the cave
  8. the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
    they needed rugs to cover the bare floors
    we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent
  9. a large room in a exchange where the trading is done
    he is a floor trader
  10. a lower limit
    the government established a wage floor
VERB
  1. knock down with force
    He decked his opponent
  2. surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
    I was floored when I heard that I was promoted
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How To Use floor In A Sentence

  • The material you choose for surfaces including counters, backsplashes and floors can also account for variations in price.
  • Begin by tightening your buttocks and lifting your hips off the floor.
  • The screen is a bit of overkill because the audience is not that far from the center of action on the hot shop floor.
  • Lift your feet a few inches off the floor and slowly rock backwards and forwards. Healthy By Nature
  • Save for a worktable placed almost exactly in the center of the floor, I see only a few benches, some unlit rush lamps, a large set of scales, and a wooden crate, which I discover upon examination contains small crystal vials waiting to be filled. Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer
  • It sits a little lower and the lower floor means more luggage and interior space. The Sun
  • In obvious pain, Martin banged his fist hard on the floor a couple of times and had to be carried off. USATODAY.com
  • The main superstructure frame is formed from reinforced concrete with post-tensioned, ribbed slab floors.
  • He presided over the job placement blackboard beside the trading floor.
  • The couples agreed on a discreet slate-tiled mansard roof extension that gave each house an additional 30sq m of floor space. Times, Sunday Times
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