floor
Speech parts
1. floor - Noun
2. floor - Verb
Meaning
The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.
The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of floor in sense 2.
The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.
A story of a building. See Story.
The part of the house assigned to the members.
The right to speak.
That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.
A horizontal, flat ore body.
To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards.
To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent.
To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination.
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The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor.
Even a tin knocker will shine on a dirty floor.
It's better to sleep on the floor in an incense shop than in a bed in a fishmarket.
One who cannot dance blames the floor.