floor
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/flɔː/]
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Senses
1. floor (noun) — sense 1
Definition: The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
Example: The room has a wooden floor.
2. floor (noun) — sense 2
Definition: The bottom surface of a natural structure, entity, or space (e.g. cave, forest, ocean, desert, etc.); the ground (surface of the Earth).
Example: The leaves covering the forest floor provide many hiding-places for small animals.
3. floor (noun) — sense 3
Definition: The ground.
Example: After stepping off the bus, my wallet fell on the floor.
4. floor (verb) — sense 4
Definition: To cover or furnish with a floor.
Example: floor a house with pine boards
5. floor (verb) — sense 5
Definition: To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down.
Example: Sam floored him perpetually, and beat his face to a jelly, without getting a scratch.
6. floor (verb) — sense 6
Definition: To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the base of a wall, where it cannot easily be seen.
Structure of the word
Roots:- pleh₂ (Proto-Indo-European)
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