first floor

noun

plural first floors
1
: the floor of a building most nearly on a level with the ground : ground floor sense 1
2
chiefly British : the floor next above the ground floor

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Scarves, dresses, textile designs and footwear are shown on the first floor. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 24 May 2025 But Andy owned the building at one point and ran Andy’s Lounge on the first floor. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025 On the first floor, gamers can customize their own Nintendo Switch OLED, picking out the color of their dock, Joy-Cons and straps, using a kiosk. Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 16 May 2025 Often, these homes do not have basements, and the major rooms are on the second floors, while service rooms are on the first floor. Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for first floor

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of first floor was in the 15th century

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“First floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20floor. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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