floor
Carpeted walking surface
The basic and original meaning of floor is still the most prevalent: the lower, flat, horizontal surface of a room.
Words that precede floor usually tell us something about its composition (marble floor, bamboo floor), its level in a multistory building (second floor, ninth floor), or its function (trading floor, dance floor).
Figurative uses of floor usually draw on its quality of being at the bottom of something (ocean floor), or the lower limit of something, such as a price or bid.
Someone who has the floor has the right to address a meeting or assembly.
If you floor someone, you confound or surprise them. #
Dense deciduous timber
- tileFlat surface-covering piece
- laminateBond thin layers together
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- linoleumSmooth resilient floor covering
carpet · rug · parquet · terrazzo · marble · slate · ceramic · mosaic
Venue for formal dances
- discoSeventies dance music
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- boogieRhythmic blues music
- DJMusic mixer performer
dancing · spotlight · parquet · waxed · glide · spin · twirl · couples
Smallest possible quantity
- priceMonetary value assigned
- bottomLowest point or underside
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- tradingExchanging for value
limit · threshold · baseline · stocks · commodities · market · valuation · collapse
Supporting bottom structure
- subfloorBase beneath finished flooring
- joistHorizontal structural beam
- beamStructural support member
- girderMain structural support beam
slab · concrete · support · load-bearing · structural · underlayment · crawlspace · pier
National legislative assembly
- assemblyConstructing from components
- senateLegislative governing body
- dietCustomary food consumption
- debateFormal argument on issues
speaker · yield · motion · recognition · podium · microphone · filibuster · gallery
Ship's flat surface
- hullOuter covering or frame
- holdMaintain in grasp
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- berthSleeping space on transport
bulkhead · compartment · hatch · gangway · bilge · cargo · galley · below
Horizontal or uniform position
- tierHorizontal structural layer
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
- landingDescent's final moment
- upstairsOn a higher level
downstairs · upper · lower · basement · penthouse · attic · loft · gallery
Daze by force
- astoundShock with wonder
- dumbfoundShock into silence
- astonishShock with wonder
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
flabbergast · speechless · surprise · startle · blindside · stagger · nonplussed · gobsmacked
hardwood
Dense deciduous timber
linoleum · carpet · rug · parquet · terrazzo · marble · slate · ceramic · mosaic · plank
ballroom
Venue for formal dances
DJ · dancing · spotlight · parquet · waxed · glide · spin · twirl · couples · salsa
minimum
Smallest possible quantity
trading · limit · threshold · baseline · stocks · commodities · market · valuation · collapse · crash
base
Supporting bottom structure
girder · slab · concrete · support · load-bearing · structural · underlayment · crawlspace · pier · plywood
parliament
National legislative assembly
debate · speaker · yield · motion · recognition · podium · microphone · filibuster · gallery · chamber
deck
Ship's flat surface
berth · bulkhead · compartment · hatch · gangway · bilge · cargo · galley · below · planking
level
Horizontal or uniform position
- tierHorizontal structural layer
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
- landingDescent's final moment
upstairs · downstairs · upper · lower · basement · penthouse · attic · loft · gallery · balcony
stun
Daze by force
overwhelm · flabbergast · speechless · surprise · startle · blindside · stagger · nonplussed · gobsmacked · bowl over
- homehouse, home, apartment, condo, bathroom
- housekitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, dining room
- things you can paintportrait, mural, landscape, still life, canvas
- economyGDP, money, inflation, inflation rate, GNP
- gymnasticsgymnastics, balance beam, handstand, parallel bars, back handspring
- hotelshotel staff, hotel room, accommodations, hotelier, innkeeper
- first floorBuilding's lowest main level
- dance floorSpace designated for movement
- wet floorMoisture-covered walking surface
- ground floorLowest building level
- second floorLevel above ground
- floor itAccelerate to maximum speed
flooring, floors, floored, floor-length, floorboards, floor plan, floorboard, floorwalker, dancefloor