Floor Building Discussion Noun Flɔː(R Flɔːr Wooden/Concrete/Tiled Glass

• a wooden/concrete/tiled floor
• his glass fell to the floor and broke.
• the body was lying on the kitchen floor.
• ceramic floor tiles

floor

1. the surface of a room that you walk on
• a wooden/concrete/tiled floor
• His glass fell to the floor and broke.
• The body was lying on the kitchen floor.
• ceramic floor tiles
• The furniture and floor coverings date from the 1920s.
• The alterations should give us extra floor space.
• The study was stacked from floor to ceiling with books.

Extra Examples

• Do you mind sitting on the floor?
• I can't sleep on the bare floor!
• His footsteps echoed on the wooden floor.
• She was sitting on the floor watching TV.
• The bathroom floor was flooded with water.
• There were wooden panels from floor to ceiling.
2. the bottom surface of a vehicle
• The floor of the car was covered in cigarette ends.
3. all the rooms that are on the same level of a building
• NOTE AT storey
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/storey#storey_topg_1
• Their apartment occupies the top floor of the building.
• Her office is on the second floor.
• a cafe on the mezzanine floor
• The upper floors of the building will contain function rooms.
• the Irish guy who lives two floors above
• There is a lift to all floors.
• Their house is on three floors (= it has three floors).
4. the ground at the bottom of the sea, a forest, etc.
• the ocean/sea/forest floor
• A layer of fine mud spread over the floor of the cave.
5. the part of a building where discussions or debates are held, especially in a parliament; the people who attend a discussion or debate
• Opposition politicians registered their protest on the floor of the House.
• We will now take any questions from the floor.
6. an area in a building that is used for a particular activity
• SEE ALSO dance floor
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dance-floor
• on the floor of the Stock Exchange (= where trading takes place)
7. the lowest level allowed for wages or prices
• COMPARE ceiling (2)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ceiling#ceiling_sng_2
• Prices have gone through the floor (= fallen to a very low level).
8. to become involved in a plan, project, etc. at the beginning
9. to get/be given/have the right to speak during a discussion or debate
10. to speak during a discussion or debate, especially for a long time so that nobody else is able to say anything
• She held the floor for over an hour.
11. to start dancing on a dance floor
• Couples took the floor for the last dance of the evening.
12. to defeat somebody completely in an argument or a competition

Word Origin

• Old English flōr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloer and German Flur.