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floor

floor

960 1.0
A single level of a building with rooms at the same height
  • noun
  • /flɔr/
: piso
  • She is on the third floor of the hospital.
  • ground floor
  • first floor
  • second floor

So it's a single floor, it's brick ranch.

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Examples

  • She has a whole floor of the jail to herself.

    Danny Jones

  • Ethic and hedge are on the ground floor of a massive tower.

  • While the top floor is for all the living.

  • We're on the bottom floor of the station.

    Alien: Romulus (2024)

  • I need to go to the fourth floor.

    Babes (2024)

  • All the bed covers were on the floor and the windows were wide open.

    Double Indemnity (1944)

  • The Detective Unit is on the third floor.

    Cabrini (2024)

  • AIP will also provide an employment center in the ground-floor lobby of the convention center.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Sam, Molly, and Carl are sprawled out on the floor, eating from cartons of Chinese food.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The meeting will be held on the third floor of the office building.

Synonyms

level
vsfloor
203 1.0

A floor in a building

is limited to the building layer meaning and excludes flat surfaces
story
vsfloor
  • US
147 1.3

A floor of a building

is the common general name for this building layer

Idioms

to wipe the floor with
  • Informal
9 7.5

To beat someone completely in a game or contest

to hold the floor
2 6.1

Keep speaking for a long time in a meeting so others cannot speak

to drop through the floor
1 6.3

To fall suddenly to a much lower level

a floor one could eat off
  • Informal
7.5

A floor so clean you could eat from it

to pick oneself up off the floor
  • Informal
6.1

To get better after a failure and start again

Compounds

dance floor
119 1.3

An area where people dance at parties or clubs

first floor
67 1.1

The floor at ground level in American English and the floor above the ground floor in British English

ground floor
32 1.0

A building level at the same height as the street

ocean floor
31 2.9

The bottom of the sea or ocean with plains, ridges, and trenches

floor plan
23 3.2

A drawing that shows where the rooms are on one level of a building

ground floor
15 3.7

An early stage of a company or project before it grows

sea floor
15 2.8

The ground under the sea or ocean

trading floor
  • Specialized
8 4.6

A large open area in a stock or commodity market where traders buy and sell

cutting room floor
6 6.8

Parts of a film or book removed before the final version is released

ground-floor
  • UK
6 3.0

On the lowest level of a building that is level with the outside ground

floor show
5 4.2

Live music, dance, or comedy acts in clubs and restaurants

parquet floor
4 4.9

A floor made of small wooden pieces put together in a pattern

floor lamp
4 1.0

A tall light that stands on the floor to brighten a room

floor leader
  • Formal
3 6.8

A person chosen to speak for and guide their party in meetings where laws are made

shop floor
  • Specialized
3 3.4

The area in a factory where workers use machines to make or assemble goods

floor wax
2 2.5

A waxy liquid used to make floors shine and last longer

slippery floor
1 1.4

A floor that is wet or very smooth and may make you fall

price floor
  • Specialized
1 5.1

An official minimum amount sellers can accept for a good or service

floor joist
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A long piece of wood or metal under a floor that supports it

floor covering
1 3.4

A material placed on a floor to protect it and make it look nice

threshing floor
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A flat area where people beat grain to separate it from husks

mezzanine floor
1 6.1

A low floor between the ground floor and the next floor that overlooks the space below

wage floor
  • Specialized
1 5.6

The lowest amount of money an employer can legally pay a worker

privilege of the floor
  • Jargon
1 9.6

The right to enter a parliament or assembly as a non-member and speak during a meeting

floor cover
1 3.2

A material like carpet or wood placed on the floor to protect it and make it look nicer

close-tiled floor
6.4

A floor with tiles put very close together leaving tiny gaps

fly floor
  • Specialized
9.9

A narrow high platform at the side of a stage where crew use ropes to move scenery above it

How High

penthouse
103 3.9
upstairs
15 1.0
floor
960 1.0
ground floor
32 1.0
basement
761 1.0

Surface Forms

floor singular
floors plural

Etymology

Floor also came to mean a whole level of a building because each level is its own flat surface you can walk on. That's why we say 'fifth floor' when we mean the fifth level.