noun Download 🔗Share The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. Examples : "The room has a wooden floor." building architecture place property essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Ground (surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground). Examples : "The children played hopscotch on the floor of the classroom. " geology nature environment essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The lower inside surface of a hollow space. Examples : "Many sunken ships rest on the ocean floor." architecture building part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories. Examples : "The second floor of the school building has many classrooms. " architecture building structure property essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The supporting surface or platform of a structure such as a bridge. Examples : "The bridge's floor was made of sturdy metal beams. " architecture building structure essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A storey/story of a building. Examples : "For years we lived on the third floor." architecture building property essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In a parliament, the part of the house assigned to the members, as opposed to the viewing gallery. Examples : "The politician addressed the members of parliament from the floor. " politics government essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Hence, the right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event. Examples : "The mayor often gives a lobbyist the floor." politics government right communication essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal. Examples : "The sailboat's floorboards were reinforced to support the weight of the sails. " nautical part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit. Examples : "The geologist found the floor of the sandstone layer was surprisingly rich in fossils. " geology material essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A horizontal, flat ore body. Examples : "The miners found a rich floor of copper ore in the new mine shaft. " geology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The largest integer less than or equal to a given number. Examples : "The floor of 4.5 is 4." math number essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An event performed on a floor-like carpeted surface. Examples : "The dance floor was crowded with students during the school's talent show. " entertainment dance event essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A floor-like carpeted surface for performing gymnastic movements. Examples : "The gymnastic class practiced their routines on the padded floor. " sport area essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lower limit on the interest rate payable on an otherwise variable-rate loan, used by lenders to defend against falls in interest rates. Opposite of a cap. Examples : "The bank's loan offered a floor of 3% interest, ensuring the borrower wouldn't pay less than that, even if rates fell. " finance business essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A dance floor. Examples : "The school dance was held on the shiny, polished dance floor. " entertainment dance music place essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The area in which business is conducted at a convention or exhibition Examples : "The floor of the trade show was packed with people looking at new technology. " business commerce essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cover or furnish with a floor. Examples : "floor a house with pine boards" architecture building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down. Examples : "The angry student floored the teacher with a question, silencing the entire class. " action sport war building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (driving) To accelerate rapidly. Examples : "As soon as our driver saw an insurgent in a car holding a detonation device, he floored the pedal and was 2,000 feet away when that car bomb exploded. We escaped certain death in the nick of time!" vehicle action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To silence by a conclusive answer or retort. Examples : "Floored or crushed by him. — Coleridge" communication language action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To amaze or greatly surprise. Examples : "We were floored by his confession." emotion sensation mind attitude essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To finish or make an end of. Examples : "The teacher floored the students with her unexpected question. " achievement action outcome essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To set a lower bound. Examples : "The company had to floor the minimum salary requirement for new hires. " business finance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading