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

Examples of first floor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Spread across the 1,400 square feet first floor for visitors to see are eight human bodies, their organs and blood vessels, all preserved through a process called plastination. — Emma Hall october 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

The chapter is not over yet, as the couple plans to add a room below the first floor and maybe build something at the back of the property. — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

The first floor of the 929 building is home to a new restaurant, Remedy, which will serve coffee and pastries, then shift to lunch service and then later serve wine and cocktails in the evenings. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

The first floor, the Alo retail space, is home to the brand’s latest women’s and men’s apparel, footwear and accessories collections. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for first floor

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore