floorer


floor

F0192000 (flôr)n.1. a. The surface of a room on which one stands.b. The lower or supporting surface of a structure.2. a. A story or level of a building.b. The occupants of such a story: The entire floor complained about the noise.3. a. A level surface or area used for a specified purpose: a dance floor; a threshing floor.b. Basketball The court viewed as the playing area for taking free throws, in contrast to the foul line: The forwards made only six shots from the floor.4. The surface of a structure on which vehicles travel.5. a. The part of a legislative chamber or meeting hall where members are seated and from which they speak.b. The right to address an assembly, as granted under parliamentary procedure.c. The body of assembly members: a motion from the floor.6. The part of a room or building where the principal business or work takes place, especially:a. The area of an exchange where securities are traded.b. The part of a retail store in which merchandise is displayed and sales are made.c. The area of a factory where the product is manufactured or assembled.7. The ground or lowermost surface, as of a forest or ocean.8. A lower limit or base: a pricing floor; a bidding floor.tr.v. floored, floor·ing, floors 1. To provide with a floor.2. Informal To press (the accelerator of a motor vehicle) to the floor.3. a. To knock down.b. To stun; overwhelm: The very idea floored me.
[Middle English flor, from Old English flōr; see pelə- in Indo-European roots.]
floor′er n.

floorer

(ˈflɔːrə) n1. a heavy blow2. a conclusive or irrefutable argument