floor

floor
I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English flor, from Old English flōr; akin to Old High German fluor meadow, Latin planus level, and perhaps to Greek planasthai to wander Date: before 12th century 1. the level base of a room 2. a. the lower inside surface of a hollow structure (as a cave or bodily part) b. a ground surface <
the ocean floor
>
3. a. a structure dividing a building into stories; also story b. the occupants of such a floor 4. the surface of a structure on which one travels <
the floor of a bridge
>
5. a. a main level space (as in a stock exchange or legislative chamber) distinguished from a platform or gallery b. the specially prepared or marked area on which indoor sports events take place c. the members of an assembly <
took questions from the floor
>
d. the right to address an assembly <
the senator from Utah has the floor
>
6. a lower limit ; base • floored adjective II. transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. to cover with a floor or flooring 2. a. to knock or bring down b. flabbergast, dumbfound 3. to press (the accelerator of a vehicle) to the floorboard; also to accelerate rapidly <
floored the van
>
• floorer noun

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Floor — (fl[=o]r), n. [AS. fl[=o]r; akin to D. vloer, G. flur field, floor, entrance hall, Icel. fl[=o]r floor of a cow stall, cf. Ir. & Gael. lar floor, ground, earth, W. llawr, perh. akin to L. planus level. Cf. {Plain} smooth.] 1. The bottom or lower… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Floor — Floor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Floored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flooring}.] 1. To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • floor — n 1 a: a main level space (as in a stock exchange or legislative chamber) distinguished from a platform or gallery b: members of an assembly took questions from the floor c: the right to address an assembly the senator from Utah has the floor 2 …   Law dictionary

  • Floor — 〈[flɔ:(r)] m. 6; Wirtsch.〉 1. an Warenbörsen häufig vorhandener, separater Raum, in dem Handelsgeschäfte getätigt werden können 2. freiwillig vereinbarte Mindestrendite bei Geldanlagen mit variablem Zins [<engl. floor, eigtl. „Boden, Parkett“] …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Floor 13 — ist ein 1991 von Virgin Interactive veröffentlichtes Computerspiel für DOS Betriebssysteme. Das Spiel selbst ist im Vereinigten Königreich angesiedelt und versetzt den Spieler in die Rolle des Chefs einer fiktiven Regierungsbehörde, die als… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Floor — A floor is the walking surface of a room or vehicle. Floors vary from simple dirt in a cave to many layered surfaces using modern technology. Floors may be stone, wood, bamboo, metal, or other material that can hold a person s weight.Floors… …   Wikipedia

  • floor — n. story 1) the first; ground; lower; main; second; top; upper floor 2) on a floor (on the second floor) (lower surface of a room ) 3) a dirt (AE), earth (BE); inlaid; parquet; tile; wooden floor 4) on a floor (he was sleeping on the floor) 5)… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • floor — 1. noun /flɔː,flɔːɹ,floʊɹ/ a) The bottom or lower part of any room; the supporting surface of a room. The room has a wooden floor. b) The lower inside surface of a hollow space. Many sunken ships rest on the ocean floor. Syn: possession …   Wiktionary

  • floor — A lower limit for a variable, such as the lower limit on an interest rate paid or received in a transaction. For example, an adjustable rate loan may have a floor of 5 percent. In that example, the rate can adjust however loan terms provide, but… …   Financial and business terms

  • floor — floorless, adj. /flawr, flohr/, n. 1. that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks. 2. a continuous, supporting surface extending horizontally throughout a building, having a number of …   Universalium

  • floor — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 lower surface of a room ADJECTIVE ▪ bare, cold, hard ▪ I can t sleep on the bare floor! ▪ dirty, dusty ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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