Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense floors, present participle flooring, past tense, past participle floored
1. countable noun
Thefloor of a room is the part of it that you walk on.
Jack's sitting on the floor watching TV.
We painted the wooden floor with a white stain.
Synonyms: ground More Synonyms of floor
2. countable noun
A floor of a building is all the rooms that are on a particular level.
It is on the fifth floor of the hospital. [+ of]
They occupied the first two floors of the tower. [+ of]
Synonyms: storey, level, stage, tier More Synonyms of floor
3. countable noun [usually singular, oft noun NOUN]
The ocean floor is the ground at the bottom of an ocean. The valley floor is the ground at the bottom of a valley.
They spend hours feeding on the ocean floor.
...a two-hour climb from the valley floor.
4. countable noun
The place where official debates and discussions are held, especially between members of parliament, is referred to as thefloor.
The issues were debated on the floor of the House. [+ of]
5. singular noun [with singular or plural verb]
In a debate or discussion, the floor is the people who are listening to the arguments being put forward but who are not among the main speakers.
The president is taking questions from the floor.
6. countable noun [usually singular]
Thefloor of a stock exchange is the large open area where trading is done.
...the dealing floor at Standard Chartered Bank.
7. countable noun
Thefloor in a place such as a club or disco is the area where people dance.
8. verb [usually passive]
If you are flooredby something, you are unable to respond to it because you are so surprised by it.
He was floored by the announcement. [beVERB-ed]
He seemed floored by a string of scandals. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: disconcert, stump, baffle, confound More Synonyms of floor
9. verb [usually passive]
If someone is floored, especially in boxing, they are hit so hard that they fall over.
He was floored twice in the second round. [beVERB-ed]
Synonyms: knock down, fell, knock over, prostrate More Synonyms of floor
10. See also dance floor, first floor, floored, flooring, ground floor, shop floor
11.
See take the floor
12.
See take to the floor
13.
See through the floor
14.
See to wipe the floor with someone
15. See also factory floor
floor in British English
(flɔː)
noun
1. Also called: flooring
the inner lower surface of a room
2.
a storey of a building
the second floor
3.
a flat bottom surface in or on any structure
the floor of a lift
a dance floor
4.
the bottom surface of a tunnel, cave, river, sea, etc
5. mining
an underlying stratum
6. nautical
the bottom, or the lowermost framing members at the bottom, of a vessel
7.
that part of a legislative hall in which debate and other business is conducted
8.
the right to speak in a legislative or deliberative body (esp in the phrases get, have, or be given the floor)
9.
the room in a stock exchange where trading takes place
10.
the earth; ground
11.
a minimum price charged or paid
a wage floor
12. take the floor
verb
13.
to cover with or construct a floor
14. (transitive)
to knock to the floor or ground
15. (transitive) informal
to disconcert, confound, or defeat
to be floored by a problem
Word origin
Old English flōr; related to Old Norse flōrr, Middle Low German vlōr floor, Latin plānus level, Greek planan to cause to wander
floor in American English
(flɔr)
noun
1.
the inside bottom surface of a room, hall, etc., on which one stands or walks
2.
the bottom surface of anything
the ocean floor
3.
the platform of a bridge, pier, etc.
4.
a level or story in a building
an office on the sixth floor
5.
a.
the part of a legislative chamber, stock exchange, etc. occupied by the members and not including the gallery or platform
b.
such members as a group
6. US
permission or the right to speak in an assembly
to ask a chairman for the floor
7.
a lower limit set on anything, as by official regulation
verb transitive
8.
to cover or furnish with a floor
9.
to knock down
10. Informal
a.
to be the victor over; defeat
b.
to flabbergast; astound
11. Informal
to press down to the floor
often in the phrase floor it, to depress the accelerator of a vehicle to the floorboard in order to go as fastas possible
Idioms:
from the floor
Word origin
ME flor < OE, akin to Ger flur, a plain < IE base *plā-, broad, flat > plain1
More idioms containing
floor
get in on the ground floor
wipe the floor with someone
fall through the floor
COBUILD Collocations
floor
entire floor
polished floor
shiny floor
Examples of 'floor' in a sentence
floor
On each floor the rooms are crammed with young artists wearing headphones and drawing on screens.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She was on the floor and people were trying to help her.
The Sun (2016)
Think dove grey and white walls and wooden floors.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The soon-to-be fugitive rented the apartment at the furthest end of the top floor of the building.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Below are the results for each food dropped on floor surfaces containing 17million bacteria.
The Sun (2016)
A wall was blown out and part of the upper floor collapsed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I hit the floor and came up with my camera.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
As sales move from stores to the internet, the cost of staff on the shop floor becomes harder to justify.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The final step brought us to the firm floor of the upper room.
Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)
Stay on the dance floor and groove to stay in shape.
The Sun (2012)
The vacuum is devised for hard floor cleaning.
The Sun (2013)
They can go up steps and ramps but are most suited to smooth floor surfaces.
The Sun (2014)
We rented five rooms on the first and second floors to a wonderful array of characters.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
On the ground floor were double doors and bays from which you could see the river.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The floor area is the size of a small kitchen table.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is underfloor heating on the whole lower ground floor as well as in the bathrooms.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He ended with a long descent to the valley floor.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This can be read as a sign that commodity prices have hit a floor.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This is no time to learn how to wipe the floor with people.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Two couples rent rooms close on the same floor of the building.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We had the first floor with three rooms.
Max Arthur Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who WereThere (2006)
He stared down at the gleaming wooden floor tiles.
Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)
We took out the bottom floor of the team hotel and hired a band.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The sub carried two passengers and they would patrol the ocean floor searching for coral.
Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986)
The top floor seems twice as tall as normal.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We would probably all be crawling round on the floor.
Pete Cohen and Sten Cummins with Jennai Cox HABIT BUSTING: A 10-step plan that will change your life (2002)
The key was getting people out from the top floors.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And my secret for getting through the pain on the dance floor?
The Sun (2013)
In other languages
floor
British English: floor /flɔː/ NOUN
room A floor is the part of a room that you walk on.
There were carpets on the floor.
American English: floor
Arabic: أَرْض
Brazilian Portuguese: soalho
Chinese: 地面
Croatian: pod
Czech: podlaha
Danish: gulv
Dutch: vloer
European Spanish: suelo
Finnish: lattia
French: sol
German: Fußboden
Greek: πάτωμα
Italian: pavimento
Japanese: 床
Korean: (방)바닥
Norwegian: gulv
Polish: podłoga
European Portuguese: soalho
Romanian: pardoseală
Russian: пол настил
Latin American Spanish: suelo
Swedish: golv
Thai: พื้น
Turkish: yer
Ukrainian: підлога
Vietnamese: sàn
British English: floor /flɔː/ NOUN
storey A floor of a building is all the rooms in it that are at the same height.
Our house is on the first floor.
American English: floor
Arabic: طابِق
Brazilian Portuguese: andar
Chinese: 楼层
Croatian: kat
Czech: poschodí
Danish: etage
Dutch: verdieping
European Spanish: planta
Finnish: kerros
French: étage
German: Etage
Greek: πάτωμα
Italian: piano
Japanese: 階
Korean: 층
Norwegian: etasje
Polish: piętro
European Portuguese: andar
Romanian: etaj
Russian: этаж
Latin American Spanish: piso
Swedish: våning
Thai: พื้น
Turkish: kat
Ukrainian: поверх
Vietnamese: sàn
British English: floor VERB
If you are floored by something, you are unable to respond to it because you are so surprised by it.
He was floored by the announcement.
American English: floor
Brazilian Portuguese: confundir
Chinese: 不知所措因惊讶而
European Spanish: dejar helado
French: abasourdir
German: verblüffen
Italian: lasciare senza parole
Japanese: あぜんとさせる
Korean: 할 말을 잃다
European Portuguese: confundir
Latin American Spanish: dejar helado
All related terms of 'floor'
floor pan
a solid bottom , found in some types of automobiles , that adds rigidity to the structure and serves as the base for the seats
low floor
A low floor in a hotel is the first floor, or a level that is a short distance from the first floor.
rig floor
The rig floor is the working area on a rig.
top floor
the highest floor in a building
dance floor
In a restaurant or night club , the dance floor is the area where people can dance.
dirt floor
a floor made of packed earth
first floor
The first floor of a building is the floor immediately above the one at ground level.
floor area
an area of floor or its dimensions
floor lamp
A floor lamp is a tall electric light which stands on the floor in a living room.
floor plan
a drawing to scale of the arrangement of rooms on one floor of a building
floor price
a minimum price required of an item being auctioned
floor show
A floor show is a series of performances by dancers, singers , or comedians at a night club .
floor space
an area on the floor of a premises where objects may be placed
shiny floor
The floor of a room is the part of it that you walk on.
shop floor
The shop floor is used to refer to all the ordinary workers in a factory or the area where they work, especially in contrast to the people who are in charge .
third floor
the storey of a building immediately above the second and three floors up from the ground
upper floor
An upper floor in a hotel is on a level above the first floor.
entire floor
A floor of a building is all the rooms that are on a particular level.
factory floor
The factory floor refers to the workers in a factory, as opposed to the managers . It can also refer to the area where they work.
floor cushion
a cushion placed on the floor of a room for people to sit on
floor-filler
a dance recording that is so catchy and popular that everyone in the place where it is played wants to dance
floor leader
a member of a legislative body who organizes his or her party's activities
floor manager
the stage manager employed in the production of a television programme
floor polish
a substance used to polish floors
floor routine
A routine is a short sequence of jokes , remarks , actions, or movements that forms part of a longer performance.
floor-through
an apartment that takes up the entire floor of a building
floor trading
trading by personal contact on the floor of a market or exchange
forest floor
the above- ground layer of a forest made up of tree roots, soil and decaying matter
ground floor
The ground floor of a building is the floor that is level or almost level with the ground outside.
parquet floor
a floor covered with pieces of hardwood fitted in a decorative pattern
pelvic floor
the muscular area in the lower part of the abdomen , attached to the pelvis
second floor
the storey of a building immediately above the first and two floors up from the ground
slatted floor
a floor made with slats of wood so that water can drain away
trading floor
the area in a bank or stock exchange where securities are traded
floor covering
any material used to cover the floor of a room, such as a carpet or tiles
floor exercise
an event in which a gymnast performs, without apparatus , a routine involving a series of tumbling movements, acrobatic leaps , and balletic displays
floor exercises
exercises designed to improve fitness , carried out on the floor
floor polisher
an electrical appliance used for polishing floors
mezzanine floor
→ another name for mezzanine (sense 1 )
polished floor
The floor of a room is the part of it that you walk on.
from the floor
during the time of a game when active defense is permitted
have the floor
If someone has the floor , they are the person who is speaking in a debate or discussion .
take the floor
If you take the floor , you start speaking in a debate or discussion . If you are given the floor , you are allowed to do this.
quarry-tiled floor
a floor covered with square or diamond-shaped unglazed floor tiles
the factory floor
all the workers in a factory
through the floor
If you say that prices or sales have fallen through the floor , you mean that they have suddenly decreased .
seafloor
The seafloor is the ground under the sea.
ocean floor spreading
a series of processes in which new oceanic lithosphere is created at oceanic ridges , spreads away from the ridges, and returns to the earth's interior along subduction zones
take to the floor
If you take to the floor , you start dancing at a dance or disco .
floorage
an area of floor ; floor space
Chinese translation of 'floor'
floor
(flɔːʳ)
n
(c)[of room]地板 (dìbǎn) (块(塊), kuài)
(c) (= storey) 楼(樓)层(層) (lóucéng) (个(個), gè)
(s)[of sea, valley]底 (dǐ)
vt
(= knock down) 把 ... 打翻在地 (bǎ ... dǎfān zài dì)
(= surprise)[question, remark]使惊(驚)得无(無)以应(應)付 (shǐ jīng de wúyǐ yìngfù)
on the floor在地板上 (zài dìbǎn shang)
ground floor (Brit) 一楼(樓) (yī lóu)
first floor (Brit) 二楼(樓) (èr lóu) (US) 一楼(樓) (yī lóu)
top floor顶(頂)层(層) (dǐngcéng)
to take the floor[speaker]开(開)始发(發)言 (kāishǐ fāyán)
在英式英语中，建筑的 ground floor 是指紧贴地面的那个楼层。它上面的一层叫 first floor。在美式英语中，first floor 是指紧贴地面的楼层，它上面的一层是 second floor。
All related terms of 'floor'
top floor
顶(頂)层(層) dǐngcéng
dance floor
舞池 wǔchí [ 块(塊) kuài ]
first floor
( Brit ) 二楼(樓) èr lóu
floor show
夜总会的文娱表演
ground floor
( Brit ) 一楼(樓) yī lóu
second floor
( Brit ) 三层(層) sān céng
on the floor
在地板上 zài dìbǎn shang
on the top floor
在顶(頂)楼(樓) zài dǐnglóu
floor/wall covering
地板/墙(牆)壁覆盖(蓋)物 dìbǎn/qiángbì fùgàiwù
to take the floor
( speaker ) 开(開)始发(發)言 kāishǐ fāyán
all over the town/house/floor
全镇(鎮)/满(滿)屋子/满(滿)地 quánzhèn/mǎn wūzi/mǎn dì
the floor could do with a sweep
地板该(該)扫(掃)了 dìbǎn gāi sǎo le
to knock sb to the ground/floor
( blow, blast, person ) 把某人击(擊)倒在地 bǎ mǒurén jīdǎo zài dì