Floor Building Office Lying Sitting House Discussion Noun

• a wooden/concrete/marble, etc. floor
• ceramic floor tiles
• the body was lying on the kitchen floor.
• the furniture and floor coverings date from the 1920s.

floor

1. the surface of a room that you walk on
• a wooden/concrete/marble, etc. floor
• ceramic floor tiles
• The body was lying on the kitchen floor.
• The furniture and floor coverings date from the 1920s.
• The alterations should give us extra floor space.
• She was sitting on the floor watching TV.
• I found her lying on the ground.
• The rocket crashed a few seconds after it left the ground.
• It was good to be back on dry land again.
• They fought both at sea and on land.
• You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer.
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
• Her office is on the second floor.
• 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).
• a five-storey house
• The office building is five storeys high.
• His office is on the fifth floor.
4. the ground at the bottom of the sea, a forest, etc.
• the ocean/valley/cave/forest floor
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
• Prices have gone through the floor (= fallen to a very low level).
8. to become involved in a plan, project, etc. at the beginning
• See related entries: Parts of a house
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/parts_of_a_house/floor_1
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

Extra Examples

• Do you mind sitting on the floor?
• His glass fell to the floor and broke.
• I can’t sleep on the bare floor!
• The offices occupy the top floor of the building.
• a cafe on the mezzanine floor
• Her office is on the second floor.
• His footsteps echoed on the wooden floor.
• She was sitting on the floor watching TV.
• The bathroom floor was flooded with water.
• The vase fell to the floor with a crash.
• Their house is on three floors.
• There is a lift/an elevator to all floors.
• There were wooden panels from floor to ceiling.
• There’s not really enough floor space in here.
• to clean/wash/sweep the floor

Word Origin

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