floor

¹floor

noun, often attributive \ˈflȯr\

Definition of FLOOR

1

: the level base of a room

2

a : the lower inside surface of a hollow structure (as a cave or bodily part) b : a ground surface <the ocean floor>

3

a : a structure dividing a building into stories; also : story b : the occupants of such a floor

4

: the surface of a structure on which one travels <the floor of a bridge>

5

a : a main level space (as in a stock exchange or legislative chamber) distinguished from a platform or gallery b : the specially prepared or marked area on which indoor sports events take place c : the members of an assembly <took questions from the floor> d : the right to address an assembly <the senator from Utah has the floor>

6

: a lower limit : base

— floored adjective

— from the floor

: in field goals as opposed to free throws <made 16 of 18 shots from the floor>

Examples of FLOOR

1. Keep your feet on the floor.
2. the floor of a car
3. She lives on the second floor of a five-story building.
4. His office is located on the fourth floor.

Origin of FLOOR

Middle English flor, from Old English flōr; akin to Old High German fluor meadow, Latin planus level, and perhaps to Greek planasthai to wander

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to FLOOR

Synonyms: bed, bottom

Related Words: riverbed; base, basement, foundation, ground

Near Antonyms: surface

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Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth