floor
∞
1.0
- noun
- /flɔr/
- She dropped her keys on the floor and could hear them clatter.
- sit on the floor
- feet on the floor
- floor space
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Watch on YouTubeHis father only stamped on the floor more loudly.
- His father only stamped on the floor more loudly.
- So she looked down at the floor and she said,
- The house had no ceilings, had no floors, had no gates.
- Like, I hear the slippers on the floor, Mikey.
- There was a hole cut through the wood floor and then a dirt hole.
- And then with one foot on the floor, I do a straight leg raise.
- But what I did see was John on the floor in a terrible state.
- And now believe that floor where there's now rock.
- So I looked down on the floor and then I saw that.
Examples
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My patient is on the floor crying in pain.
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I had thirty buckets of paint on the floor, all different colors.
Academic text (2015) -
Make yourself comfortable on the floor if you can.
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So she looked down at the floor and she said,
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You could actually see it on the floor, I think.
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Seven guns on the floor of the car park.
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And then we have a floor that we can use.
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A rather large paper is placed on the floor for committee members to work on.
Academic text (2008) -
All of the toys were placed on the floor for the child and the parent.
Academic text (2015) -
I probably should get up off the floor, but that's not bad.
Synonyms
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1.0
The lowest part or surface of a thing, often under water
561
1.3
A flat wooden platform outside a house for sitting or walking
203
1.0
A floor in a building
119
1.3
An area where people dance at parties or clubs
67
1.1
The floor at ground level in American English and the floor above the ground floor in British English
32
1.0
A building level at the same height as the street
31
2.9
The bottom of the sea or ocean with plains, ridges, and trenches
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2.5
Material like wood, tile or carpet that covers a floor
15
2.8
The ground under the sea or ocean
9
2.7
The bottom of the sea or ocean
9
6.7
A low extra floor between two main floors, often above the ground floor
6
6.8
A floor made of small wooden pieces in a decorative pattern
4
4.9
A floor made of small wooden pieces put together in a pattern
3
3.7
The lowest part of the sea where sand and mud rest
3
2.5
The floor of the sea where sand, rocks, and animals live
1
6.1
A low floor between the ground floor and the next floor that overlooks the space below
Idioms
Compounds
67
1.1
The floor at ground level in American English and the floor above the ground floor in British English
- Specialized
8
4.6
A large open area in a stock or commodity market where traders buy and sell
- Formal
3
6.8
A person chosen to speak for and guide their party in meetings where laws are made
- Specialized
3
3.4
The area in a factory where workers use machines to make or assemble goods
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6.1
A low floor between the ground floor and the next floor that overlooks the space below
- Jargon
1
9.6
The right to enter a parliament or assembly as a non-member and speak during a meeting
1
3.2
A material like carpet or wood placed on the floor to protect it and make it look nicer
- Specialized
A narrow high platform at the side of a stage where crew use ropes to move scenery above it
How Finished
Surface Forms
Etymology
Floor comes from an old word for the flat ground inside a house or place. It simply means the flat surface you stand on, which is why we use floor for the bottom of a room.