Definition of "floor"
- noun
The bottom or lower part of any room; the supporting surface of a room.
The lower inside surface of a hollow space.
A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories.
The supporting surface or platform of a structure such as a bridge.
A storey/story of a building.
In a parliament, the part of the house assigned to the members, as opposed to the viewing gallery.
Hence, the right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event.
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.
The largest integer less than or equal to a given number.
An event performed on a floor-like carpeted surface.
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.
- verb
To cover or furnish with a floor.
To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down.
To silence by a conclusive answer or retort.
To amaze or greatly surprise.
To finish or make an end of.
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