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Definition of "floor" []

  • The surface of a room on which one stands. (noun)
  • The lower or supporting surface of a structure. (noun)
  • A story or level of a building. (noun)
  • The occupants of such a story: The entire floor complained about the noise. (noun)
  • A level surface or area used for a specified purpose: a dance floor; a threshing floor. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "floor" in a sentence
  • "'A clean floor is _so_ comfortable, 'she would say sometimes, by way of twitting; till at last I told her that I thought we had had talk enough about the _floor_, we would now have a touch at the"
  • "*Throws self in da floor, bangs head against da floor* Dew wii haz ennifng tu make hubbikat’s shut up bout wurk?"
  • "The main floor has a long oval bar down the middle, and the top floor, overlooking the main floor is the dining area."