floor
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- 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.
- So it's a single floor, it's brick ranch.
- She has a whole floor of the jail to herself.
- Twos basically one floor up and he stands there.
Examples
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She has a whole floor of the jail to herself.
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Ethic and hedge are on the ground floor of a massive tower.
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While the top floor is for all the living.
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We're on the bottom floor of the station.
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I need to go to the fourth floor.
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All the bed covers were on the floor and the windows were wide open.
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The Detective Unit is on the third floor.
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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.
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The floor at ground level in American English and the floor above the ground floor in British English
- Specialized
7
4.6
A large open area in a stock or commodity market where traders buy and sell
- Specialized
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3.4
The area in a factory where workers use machines to make or assemble goods
- Formal
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6.8
A person chosen to speak for and guide their party in meetings where laws are made
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
A low floor between the ground floor and the next floor that overlooks the space below
- Jargon
The right to enter a parliament or assembly as a non-member and speak during a meeting
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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.