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floor

floor

164 3.2
The people who are on one level of a building
  • noun
  • /flɔr/
: planta
  • I'm the best guy you have on the floor.
  • shop floor
  • trading floor
  • factory floor

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Examples

  • No one dominates the floor or becomes solely responsible for managing the interaction.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Everybody on the floor.

    The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

  • I have not seen anyone on the second floor.

    Dawn of the Dead (1978)

  • There was no one in sight on the laboratory floor, nor in the office when she went in.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • We've got to get everybody off this floor now.

    The End We Start From (2023)

  • Major Nasypany, report to the operations floor immediately.

    United 93 (2006)

  • It even leaked down to the first floor.

    WWJD II: The Woodcarver (2012)

  • After hours of little action, we've witnessed a flurry of activity... on the 20th floor of the Chicago administration building.

    The Negotiator (1998)

  • Maguire, Jude, and the others on the floor were scrambling for weapons.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • During the meeting, everyone on the floor was eager to share their ideas.

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 Crowded

crowd
∞ 1.0
floor
164 3.2

Surface Forms

floor singular
floors plural

Etymology

Floor can mean the people who work or are present on a particular level because those people stand and work on that level's flat surface, like the trading floor. So the word came to mean the group of people in that space.