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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: floor

1
 n
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
2
 n
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
3
 n
a lower limit
4
 n
the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business
5
 n
a large room in a exchange where the trading is done
6
 v
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: floor
1

n 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”
Synonyms:
flooring
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bell deck
a floor under the bells of an open belfry
dance floor
a bare floor polished for dancing
floorboard
the floor of an automobile
parquet, parquet floor
a floor made of parquetry
truck bed
the floor or bottom of a wagon or truck or trailer
flatbed
an open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects
Type of:
horizontal surface, level
a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line

n the lower inside surface of any hollow structure

“the floor of the pelvis”
“the floor of the cave”
Type of:
Earth's surface, surface
the outermost level of the land or sea

n the ground on which people and animals move about

“the fire spared the forest floor”
Type of:
dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma
the solid part of the earth's surface

n the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water

Type of:
Earth's surface, surface
the outermost level of the land or sea
2

n a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

Synonyms:
level, storey, story
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basement, cellar
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
first floor, ground floor, ground level
the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
attic, garret, loft
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
loft
floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
entresol, mezzanine, mezzanine floor
intermediate floor just above the ground floor
artist's loft
a factory loft that has been converted into an artist's workroom and living area
cellarage
a storage area in a cellar
cockloft
a small loft or garret
hayloft, haymow, mow
a loft in a barn where hay is stored
Type of:
construction, structure
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

n the occupants of a floor

“the whole floor complained about the lack of heat”
Type of:
assemblage, gathering
a group of persons together in one place
3

n a lower limit

“the government established a wage floor”
Synonyms:
base
Types:
price floor
floor below which prices are not allowed to fall
wage floor
floor below which wages are not allowed to fall
Type of:
control
the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
4

n the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business

“there was a motion from the floor”
Type of:
hall
a large room for gatherings or entertainment

n the parliamentary right to address an assembly

“the chairman granted him the floor”
Type of:
right
an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
5

n a large room in a exchange where the trading is done

“he is a floor trader”
Synonyms:
trading floor
Type of:
room
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
6

v surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

“I was floored when I heard that I was promoted”
Synonyms:
ball over, blow out of the water, shock, take aback
Types:
galvanise, galvanize, startle
to stimulate to action
Type of:
surprise
cause to be surprised

v knock down with force

Synonyms:
coldcock, deck, dump, knock down
Type of:
beat
hit repeatedly
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