floor
noun /flɔː(r)/
/flɔːr/
Idioms - [countable, usually singular] the surface of a room that you walk on
- a wooden/concrete/tiled floor
- His glass fell to the floor and broke.
- on the floor The body was lying on the kitchen floor.
- ceramic floor tiles
- The furniture and floor coverings date from the 1920s.
- The alterations should give us extra floor space.
- The study was stacked from floor to ceiling with books.
Synonyms floorfloor- ground
- land
- earth
- floor the surface of a room that you walk on:
- She was sitting on the floor watching TV.
- ground (often the ground) the solid surface of the earth that you walk on:
- I found her lying on the ground.
- The rocket crashed a few seconds after it left the ground.
- land the surface of the earth that is not sea:
- It was good to be back on dry land again.
- They fought both at sea and on land.
- earth (often the earth) the solid surface of the world that is made of rock, soil, sand, etc:
- You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer.
- on/under the floor/ground/earth
- bare floor/ground/earth
- to drop/fall to the floor/the ground/(the) earth
- to reach the floor/the ground/land
Wordfinder- ballet
- ballroom
- band
- choreograph
- dance
- floor
- folk dance
- music
- partner
- step
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa1, Buildingsa1- Do you mind sitting on the floor?
- I can't sleep on the bare floor!
- His footsteps echoed on the wooden floor.
- She was sitting on the floor watching TV.
- The bathroom floor was flooded with water.
- There were wooden panels from floor to ceiling.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bare
- cold
- hard
- …
- clean
- mop
- polish
- …
- covering
- mat
- tile
- …
- on the floor
- from floor to ceiling
- (North American English also floorboard)[countable, usually singular] the bottom surface of a vehicle
- The floor of the car was covered in cigarette ends.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bare
- cold
- hard
- …
- clean
- mop
- polish
- …
- covering
- mat
- tile
- …
- on the floor
- from floor to ceiling
- [countable] all the rooms that are on the same level of a building
- Their apartment occupies the top floor of the building.
- on the… floor Her office is on the second floor.
- a cafe on the mezzanine floor
- The upper floors of the building will contain function rooms.
- the Irish guy who lives two floors above
- There is a lift to all floors.
- on… floors Their house is on three floors (= it has three floors).
British/American floorfloor- In British English the floor of a building at street level is the ground floor, the one above it is the first floor and the one below it is the basement, or lower ground floor in a public building.
- In North American English the floor at street level is usually called the first floor, the one above it is the second floor and the one below it is the basement. In public buildings the floor at street level can also be called the ground floor.
Which Word? storey / floorstorey / floorsee also first floor, ground floorTopics Holidaysa2, Houses and homesa2, Buildingsa2- You use storey (British English)/story (US English) mainly when you are talking about the number of levels a building has:
- a five-storey house
- The office building is five storeys high.
- Floor is used mainly to talk about which particular level in the building someone lives on, goes to, etc:
- His office is on the fifth floor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bottom
- first
- ground
- …
- occupy
- on the floor
- [countable, usually singular] the ground at the bottom of the sea, a forest, etc.
- the ocean/sea/forest floor
- A layer of fine mud spread over the floor of the cave.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- canyon
- cave
- desert
- …
- the floor[singular] the part of a building where discussions or debates are held, especially in a parliament; the people who attend a discussion or debate
- Opposition politicians registered their protest on the floor of the House.
- We will now take any questions from the floor.
Wordfinder- argument
- ayes
- chair
- debate
- the floor
- motion
- propose
- second
- speak
- vote
- [countable, usually singular] an area in a building that is used for a particular activity
- on the floor of the Stock Exchange (= where trading takes place)
- [countable, usually singular] the lowest level allowed for wages or prices
- Prices have gone through the floor (= fallen to a very low level).
of room
of vehicle
level of building
of the sea/forests
in parliament, etc.
area for work
for wages/prices
Word OriginOld English flōr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloer and German Flur.
Idioms
be/get in on the ground floor
- to become involved in a plan, project, etc. at the beginning
get/be given/have the floor
- to get/be given/have the right to speak during a discussion or debate
hold the floor
- to speak during a discussion or debate, especially for a long time so that nobody else is able to say anything
- She held the floor for over an hour.
take (to) the floor
- to start dancing on a dance floor
- Couples took the floor for the last dance of the evening.
wipe/mop the floor with somebody
- (informal) to defeat somebody completely in an argument or a competitionTopics Opinion and argumentc2