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

Once on the first floor, state police found that this area of the home was also cluttered with various things as well as large black garbage bags filled with unknown items, the search warrant said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

The housing will be a mix of apartments and townhomes, while the retail and restaurant spaces will occupy the first floor. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

In the guest bedroom on the first floor, the bed is covered in a Rogers & Goffigon linen and dressed in a linen coverlet from Nordic Knots. — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

Mag’s family did not think one bulb in the first floor of their two-story house counted as history. — Destenie Nock, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 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