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floor
noun(floor)
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
Synonyms: flooring,
Examples:
They needed rugs to cover the bare floors.
We spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent.
floor
verb(floor)
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
Synonyms: ball over, blow out of the water, shock, take aback,
Examples:
I was floored when I heard that I was promoted.
floor
noun(floor)
a lower limit
Synonyms: base,
Examples:
The government established a wage floor.
floor
verb(floor)
knock down with force
Synonyms: coldcock, deck, dump, knock down,
floor
noun(floor)
a large room in a exchange where the trading is done
Synonyms: trading floor,
Examples:
He is a floor trader.
floor
noun(floor)
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
Synonyms: level, storey, story,
floor
noun(floor)
the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
floor
noun(floor)
the ground on which people and animals move about
Examples:
The fire spared the forest floor.
floor
noun(floor)
the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business
Examples:
There was a motion from the floor.
floor
noun(floor)
the lower inside surface of any hollow structure
Examples:
The floor of the pelvis.
The floor of the cave.
floor
noun(floor)
the occupants of a floor
Examples:
The whole floor complained about the lack of heat.
floor
noun(floor)
the parliamentary right to address an assembly
Examples:
The chairman granted him the floor.

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