plural floors
often attributive
1
: the level base of a room
2
a
: the lower inside surface of a hollow structure (such 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
see also take the floor
floored; flooring; floors
1
: to cover with a floor or flooring
2
a
: to knock or bring down
b
3
: to press (the accelerator of a vehicle) to the floorboard
also
: to accelerate rapidly
floored the van
floorer
noun
Synonyms
Examples of floor in a Sentence
Noun
Keep your feet on the floor.
the floor of a car
She lives on the second floor of a five-story building.
His office is located on the fourth floor.
Verb
He floored me with his first punch.
The news just floored me.
Recent Examples on the Web
David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2024
The Kansas Senate voted 18-17 on a motion to place Medicaid expansion legislation on the floor.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
The compilation video exploded on TikTok as people savored the sweet moment between neighbors
Neighbors living on the same floor in an apartment building found a special way to share some big news.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Raw ground beef was stored above raw fish inside of a refrigerator, the report said, and a bag of taro was on the floor inside of a walk-in cooler.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Boxes of potatoes were stored on the floor next to the walk-in cooler.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
The characters also come down from the stage to dance with the kids on the floor, creating a more lively − and likely more memorable − experience of interacting with a character than waiting several minutes for a quick photo.
—USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Also on this floor, the primary is decked out with another inglenook fireplace, a dressing area, and a huge bathroom with a marble walk-in shower, while two additional bedrooms and baths, plus a third room that could be configured as an office or bedroom, are tucked up on the third floor.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
Hope to lift yourself off the floor unassisted in old age?
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024
Azul gray limestone and wood flooring with radiant heating spread across the home.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Some 106 units across 13 locations in the Shawnee, Chickasaw and Old Louisville neighborhoods will receive renovations including new kitchens, flooring HVACs, bathrooms and windows with the HUD grant money.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
The Ramadhani Brothers floored the judges with their gravity-defying, balancing act, which involves one acrobat balancing the other's full body weight on his head while traversing different set pieces.
—USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
California Rebecca Grossman floored gas pedal, struck 2 boys at ‘freeway speeds,’ investigators say
Feb. 8, 2024
Deputy Dist.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024
When a home test came back positive, Amanda was floored.
—Maggie Shannon, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
And he was floored when the jury returned a not guilty verdict, making Greg a free man.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2024
Founded in 1886, company founder S.C. Johnson started a parquet flooring company and developed floor wax for his customers.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
Noun
In a speech on the House floor, Garret Graves, a McCarthy loyalist, accused Gaetz of cynically bringing down the Speaker for his own political profit.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2024
The Kansas Senate voted 18-17 on a motion to place Medicaid expansion legislation on the floor.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
The compilation video exploded on TikTok as people savored the sweet moment between neighbors
Neighbors living on the same floor in an apartment building found a special way to share some big news.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Raw ground beef was stored above raw fish inside of a refrigerator, the report said, and a bag of taro was on the floor inside of a walk-in cooler.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Boxes of potatoes were stored on the floor next to the walk-in cooler.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
The characters also come down from the stage to dance with the kids on the floor, creating a more lively − and likely more memorable − experience of interacting with a character than waiting several minutes for a quick photo.
—USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Also on this floor, the primary is decked out with another inglenook fireplace, a dressing area, and a huge bathroom with a marble walk-in shower, while two additional bedrooms and baths, plus a third room that could be configured as an office or bedroom, are tucked up on the third floor.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
Hope to lift yourself off the floor unassisted in old age?
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Verb
Entering the hotel, guests immediately noticed black and white patterns, from the chess flooring to the striped optical illusions of spiral vortexes, all of which called to mind the intro of the late 1950s/early 1960s television show The Twilight Zone.
—Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024
Azul gray limestone and wood flooring with radiant heating spread across the home.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Some 106 units across 13 locations in the Shawnee, Chickasaw and Old Louisville neighborhoods will receive renovations including new kitchens, flooring HVACs, bathrooms and windows with the HUD grant money.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
The Ramadhani Brothers floored the judges with their gravity-defying, balancing act, which involves one acrobat balancing the other's full body weight on his head while traversing different set pieces.
—USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
California Rebecca Grossman floored gas pedal, struck 2 boys at ‘freeway speeds,’ investigators say
Feb. 8, 2024
Deputy Dist.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024
When a home test came back positive, Amanda was floored.
—Maggie Shannon, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
And he was floored when the jury returned a not guilty verdict, making Greg a free man.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2024
Founded in 1886, company founder S.C. Johnson started a parquet flooring company and developed floor wax for his customers.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
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floor
1 of 2 noun
ˈflō(ə)r 
ˈflȯ(ə)r
1
: the part of a room on which one stands
2
a
: the lower inside surface of a hollow structure
the floor of a car
b
: a ground surface
the ocean floor
3
: a story of a building
lives on the second floor
floor
2 of 2 verb1
: to cover with a floor or flooring
2
a
: to knock to the floor
Medical Definition
floor
noun
: the lower inside surface of a hollow anatomical structure
the floor of the pelvis
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