FLOOR
\flˈɔː], \flˈɔː], \f_l_ˈɔː]\
Definitions of FLOOR
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"
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structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?"
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a large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader"
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the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor"
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the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor"
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the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"
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the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc.
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the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor"
By Princeton University
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knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"
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structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?"
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a large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader"
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the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor"
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the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor"
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the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"
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the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc.
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the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.
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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.
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The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.
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A story of a building. See Story.
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The part of the house assigned to the members.
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The right to speak.
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The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.
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A horizontal, flat ore body.
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To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards.
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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.
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To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination.
By Oddity Software
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The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.
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The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.
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A story of a building. See Story.
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The part of the house assigned to the members.
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The right to speak.
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The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.
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A horizontal, flat ore body.
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To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards.
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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.
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To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination.
By Noah Webster.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The bottom surface of a room or house on which one treads; story of a house; a level suite or set of rooms; any smooth or level area; pavement; the part of a legislative or lawmaking chamber occupied by the members.
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To cover with a floor; strike down; hence, put to silence.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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That part of a building or room on which we walk; the bottom or lower part, consisting in modern houses of boards, planks, pavement, asphalte, etc.; a platform of boards or planks laid on timbers, as in a bridge; any similar platform; a story in a building; a suite of rooms on a level; as, the first or second floor; (naut.) that part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal; in legislative assemblies, the part of the house assigned to the members. (U.S.)-TO HAVE OR GET THE FLOOR, in the United States Congress. to have or obtain an opportunity of taking part in a debate; equivalent to the English phrase, to be in possession of the house. "Mr. T. claimed that he had the floor."-New York Herald.
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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 beat; to conquer; as, to floor an antagonist; (fig.) to put to silence by some decisive argument, retort, etc.; to overcome in any way; to overthrow; “One question floored successively almost every witness in favor of abolition to whom it was addressed."-Sat. Rev.; “The express object of his visit was to know how he could knock religion over and floor the Established Church."-Dickens: to go through; to make an end of; to finish; “I've floored my little-go work.â€-Hughes; “I have a few bottles of old wine left, we may as well floor them.â€-Macmillan's Mag.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To provide with a floor.
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To throw to the floor; overthrow; vanquish.
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The bottom surface in a room or building; also, a story.
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Space appropriated to members; the right to speak.
By James Champlin Fernald
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