noun
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
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- they needed rugs to cover the bare floors
- we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent
noun
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
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- what level is the office on?
noun
a lower limit
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- the government established a wage floor
noun
the ground on which people and animals move about
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- the fire spared the forest floor
noun
the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
noun
the lower inside surface of any hollow structure
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- the floor of the pelvis
- the floor of the cave
noun
the occupants of a floor
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- the whole floor complained about the lack of heat
noun
the parliamentary right to address an assembly
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- the chairman granted him the floor
noun
the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business
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- there was a motion from the floor
noun
a large room in a exchange where the trading is done
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trading floor
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- he is a floor trader
verb
surprise greatly
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shock
ball over
blow out of the water
take aback
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- knock someone's socks off
- I was floored when I heard that I was promoted
verb
knock down with force
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- He decked his opponent