plural floors
often attributive
1
: the level base of a room
2
a
: the lower inside surface of a hollow structure (such as a cave or bodily part)
b
: a ground surface
the ocean floor
3
a
: a structure dividing a building into stories
also
: story
b
: the occupants of such a floor
4
: the surface of a structure on which one travels
the floor of a bridge
5
a
: a main level space (as in a stock exchange or legislative chamber) distinguished from a platform or gallery
b
: the specially prepared or marked area on which indoor sports events take place
c
: the members of an assembly
took questions from the floor
d
: the right to address an assembly
the senator from Utah has the floor
6
: a lower limit : base
see also take the floor
floored; flooring; floors
1
: to cover with a floor or flooring
2
a
: to knock or bring down
b
3
: to press (the accelerator of a vehicle) to the floorboard
also
: to accelerate rapidly
floored the van
floorer
noun
Synonyms
Examples of floor in a Sentence
Noun
Keep your feet on the floor.
the floor of a car
She lives on the second floor of a five-story building.
His office is located on the fourth floor.
Verb
He floored me with his first punch.
The news just floored me.
Recent Examples on the Web
David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2024
The Kansas Senate voted 18-17 on a motion to place Medicaid expansion legislation on the floor.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
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Noun
In a speech on the House floor, Garret Graves, a McCarthy loyalist, accused Gaetz of cynically bringing down the Speaker for his own political profit.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2024
The Kansas Senate voted 18-17 on a motion to place Medicaid expansion legislation on the floor.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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floor
1 of 2 noun
ˈflō(ə)r 
ˈflȯ(ə)r
1
: the part of a room on which one stands
2
a
: the lower inside surface of a hollow structure
the floor of a car
b
: a ground surface
the ocean floor
3
: a story of a building
lives on the second floor
floor
2 of 2 verb1
: to cover with a floor or flooring
2
a
: to knock to the floor
Medical Definition
floor
noun
: the lower inside surface of a hollow anatomical structure
the floor of the pelvis
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