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floored

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1floor 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈflr\
Function:
noun
Usage:
often attributive
Etymology:
Middle English flor, from Old English flōr; akin to Old High German fluor meadow, Latin planus level, and perhaps to Greek planasthai to wander
Date:
before 12th century
1: the level base of a room2 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 floor4: 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>


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