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English noun: floor | |||
| 1. | floor (artifact) the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure) | ||
| Samples | They needed rugs to cover the bare floors. We spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent. | ||
| Synonyms | flooring | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | horizontal surface, level | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bell deck, dance floor, floorboard, parquet, parquet floor, truck bed | ||
| Part meronym | hall, hallway, room | ||
| 2. | floor (artifact) a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale | ||
| Samples | What level is the office on?. | ||
| Synonyms | level, storey, story | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | construction, structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | attic, basement, cellar, entresol, first floor, garret, ground floor, ground level, loft, loft, mezzanine, mezzanine floor | ||
| Part meronym | building, edifice | ||
| 3. | floor (communication) a lower limit | ||
| Samples | The government established a wage floor. | ||
| Synonyms | base | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | control | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | price floor, wage floor | ||
| 4. | floor (object) the ground on which people and animals move about | ||
| Samples | The fire spared the forest floor. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma | ||
| 5. | floor (object) the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Earth's surface, surface | ||
| Part meronym | lake | ||
| 6. | floor (object) the lower inside surface of any hollow structure | ||
| Samples | The floor of the pelvis. The floor of the cave. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Earth's surface, surface | ||
| Part meronym | cave | ||
| 7. | floor (group) the occupants of a floor | ||
| Samples | The whole floor complained about the lack of heat. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assemblage, gathering | ||
| 8. | floor (attribute) the parliamentary right to address an assembly | ||
| Samples | The chairman granted him the floor. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | right | ||
| 9. | floor (artifact) the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business | ||
| Samples | There was a motion from the floor. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hall | ||
| 10. | floor (artifact) a large room in a exchange where the trading is done | ||
| Samples | He is a floor trader. | ||
| Synonyms | trading floor | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | room | ||
| Part meronym | exchange | ||
English verb: floor | |||
| 1. | floor (emotion) surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off | ||
| Samples | I was floored when I heard that I was promoted. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will floor him, The good news will floor her, The performance is likely to floor Sue | ||
| Synonyms | ball over, blow out of the water, shock, take aback | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | surprise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | galvanise, galvanize, startle | ||
| 2. | floor (contact) knock down with force | ||
| Samples | He decked his opponent. | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to floor his opponent | ||
| Synonyms | coldcock, deck, dump, knock down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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