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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024floor•ing /ˈflɔrɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. - Building[countable] a floor.
- Building materials for making floors:[uncountable]pine flooring.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024floor•ing (flôr′ing, flōr′-),USA pronunciation n. - Buildinga floor.
- Buildingfloors collectively.
- Buildingmaterials for making floors.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flooring /ˈflɔːrɪŋ/ n - the material used in making a floor, esp the surface material
- another word for floor
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024floor /flɔr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the part of a room that forms its lower surface and upon which one walks:The floor had a soft rug on it.
- a continuous level surface extending horizontally throughout a building and making up one level or stage in the structure;
story:Our apartment is on the fifth floor. - the lower or bottom surface:the ocean floor.
- Governmentthe part of a legislative chamber, meeting room, etc., where the members sit, and from which they speak:on the Senate floor.
- Government the right of a member to speak at a meeting:[singular* the + ~]The senator from Alaska has the floor.
- the area of a stock or commodity exchange, retail store, etc., where buying and selling or other business is conducted:bought the sample off the showroom floor.
- a base or minimum level:The government established price and wage floors.
v. [~ + object] - to cover or furnish with a floor.
- to knock down;
flatten:floored the bully with one punch. - to surprise and confuse;
overwhelm:I was floored by their generosity. - Automotiveto push (the accelerator pedal) down to the floor of a vehicle, for maximum speed or power.
Idioms- mop or wipe the floor with, [ mop/wipe + the + ~ + with + obj][Informal.]to overwhelm completely;
defeat:The team mopped the floor with their opponents. - Idioms take the floor, to arise to address a meeting:The senator from Alaska took the floor.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024floor (flôr, flōr),USA pronunciation n. - that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- a continuous, supporting surface extending horizontally throughout a building, having a number of rooms, apartments, or the like, and constituting one level or stage in the structure;
story. - a level, supporting surface in any structure:the elevator floor.
- one of two or more layers of material composing a floor:rough floor; finish floor.
- a platform or prepared level area for a particular use:a threshing floor.
- the bottom of any more or less hollow place:the floor of a tunnel.
- a more or less flat extent of surface:the floor of the ocean.
- Governmentthe part of a legislative chamber, meeting room, etc., where the members sit, and from which they speak.
- Governmentthe right of one member to speak from such a place in preference to other members:The senator from Alaska has the floor.
- the area of a floor, as in a factory or retail store, where items are actually made or sold, as opposed to offices, supply areas, etc.:There are only two salesclerks on the floor.
- the main part of a stock or commodity exchange or the like, as distinguished from the galleries, platform, etc.
- the bottom, base, or minimum charged, demanded, or paid:The government avoided establishing a price or wage floor.
- Miningan underlying stratum, as of ore, usually flat.
- [Naut.]
- Naval Termsthe bottom of a hull.
- Naval Termsany of a number of deep, transverse framing members at the bottom of a steel or iron hull, generally interrupted by and joined to any vertical keel or keelsons.
- Naval Termsthe lowermost member of a frame in a wooden vessel.
- mop or wipe the floor with, [Informal.]to overwhelm completely;
defeat:He expected to mop the floor with his opponents. - Idioms take the floor, to arise to address a meeting.
v.t. - to cover or furnish with a floor.
- to bring down to the floor or ground;
knock down:He floored his opponent with one blow. - to overwhelm;
defeat. - to confound or puzzle;
nonplus:I was floored by the problem. - AutomotiveAlso, floorboard. to push (a foot-operated accelerator pedal) all the way down to the floor of a vehicle, for maximum speed or power.
- bef. 900; Middle English flor, Old English flōr; cognate with Old Norse flōr, Middle Low German vlōr, Middle High German vluor (German Flur)
floor′less, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: floor /flɔː/ n Also called: flooring the inner lower surface of a room- a storey of a building: the second floor
- a flat bottom surface in or on any structure: the floor of a lift, a dance floor
- the bottom surface of a tunnel, cave, river, sea, etc
- that part of a legislative hall in which debate and other business is conducted
- the right to speak in a legislative or deliberative body (esp in the phrases get, have, or be given the floor)
- the earth; ground
- a minimum price charged or paid
- take the floor ⇒ to begin dancing on a dance floor
vb - to cover with or construct a floor
- (transitive) to knock to the floor or ground
- (transitive) informal to disconcert, confound, or defeat: to be floored by a problem
Etymology: Old English flōr; related to Old Norse flōrr, Middle Low German vlōr floor, Latin plānus level, Greek planan to cause to wander |