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

Within the store, large plaster walls that stretch from the women’s section on the first floor to the men’s section on the second are etched with denim jean designs and Levi’s buttons. — Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Two residents were trapped by window bars in the rear of the first floor, but firefighters got inside through a back door and rescued them. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026

Take Williamsburg’s Beats Karaoke Cafe, an eight-minute walk from the Bedford Avenue station, with a rustic bar on the first floor, leading to a hall of private rooms that continue downstairs. — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

Also on the first floor is a large home office with a dedicated outside entrance. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 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