floor /flōr, flör/

1. The lower supporting surface of a room, etc
2. A platform
3. All the rooms in a building on the same level
4. A bottom surface
5. That on which anything rests or any operation is performed
6. A levelled area
7. The ground (informal)
8. The part of a legislative assembly where members sit and make speeches
9. The (part of a hall, etc accommodating) members of the public at a meeting, etc
10. The right to speak at a meeting, esp in the phrases have and be given the floor
11. The part of a stock, etc exchange on which dealers operate
12. A lower limit of prices, etc
13. A quantity of grain spread out to germinate

1. To furnish with a floor
2. To throw or place on, or knock to, the floor
3. To defeat or stump (informal)

floored adjective

floorˈer noun (informal)

1. A knock-down blow
2. A decisive retort, etc
3. An examination question one cannot answer

floorˈing noun

1. Material for floors
2. A platform

floorˈboard noun

One of the narrow boards making up a floor

floorˈcloth noun

1. A covering for floors, esp of linoleum or the like
2. A cloth for washing floors

floorˈhead noun

The upper end of a ship's floor timber

flooring saw noun

A saw curved towards the toe with extra teeth on the back above the toe, used for cutting along the cracks between floorboards, etc

floor lamp noun (US)

A standard lamp

floor leader noun (US)

The leader of a party in a legislative body

floor limit noun

An amount above which a credit card sale must be authorized by the card company, varying from one shop, etc to another

floor manager noun

1. A stage manager of a television programme
2. A supervisor in a department store

floor pan noun

The underside of a car, on which the body shell, doors, etc are built up

floor plan noun

A diagram showing the layout of rooms, etc on one storey of a building

floor price noun

A fixed lowest limit to the possible price of something

floor show noun

A performance on the floor of a ballroom, nightclub, etc, not on a platform

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