floorboards
Underfoot wooden planks
Floorboards are the long wooden planks that form a floor.
In older houses, floorboards may creak or develop gaps.
The term often appears in contexts of concealment—money hidden under the floorboards, or the telltale heart beneath them.
In a car, the floorboard is the floor of the passenger compartment: He floored it, pressing the accelerator to the floorboard.
Short, shrill cry
- groanLow vocal expression of distress
- creakHarsh, squeaky noise
- atticSpace beneath the roof
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
footsteps · weight · loose · warped · aged · worn · noise · movement
Flat construction lumber pieces
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- tongue-and-grooveInterlocking plank connection method
- joistsHorizontal building beams
- oakQuercus genus member
pine · maple · sanding · varnish · staining · nails · woodgrain · parquet
Disturbingly strange
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
horror · mystery · darkness · silence · Victorian · Edwardian · colonial · historic
squeak
Short, shrill cry
settling · footsteps · weight · loose · warped · aged · worn · noise · movement · pressure
planks
Flat construction lumber pieces
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- tongue-and-grooveInterlocking plank connection method
- joistsHorizontal building beams
oak · pine · maple · sanding · varnish · staining · nails · woodgrain · parquet · laminate
eerie
Disturbingly strange
suspense · horror · mystery · darkness · silence · Victorian · Edwardian · colonial · historic · manor
secret
Concealed information
trapdoor · compartment · cache · beneath · underneath · lifted · pried · loose · removed · treasure
antique
Old valued collectible
rustic · time-worn · heirloom · period · salvaged · original · restored · weathered · character · aged
- atticrafters, attic room, joists, eaves, exposed beams
- front porchporch swing, rocking chair, porch light, doormat, welcome mat
- log cabinlog cabin, chinking, dovetail joints, corner posts, corner post
- outdoor spacesgardens, park, parks, field, patio
- saloonswinging doors, spittoon, cuspidor, bar stools, barstool
- motorcycle gearleather jacket, riding pants, chaps, leathers, gauntlets
floorboardscarpet
Thick floor textile
tile · linoleum · vinyl flooring · laminate · rugs
floorboardswall panels
Boards covering vertical surfaces
wallboards · wainscoting · drywall · wall studs · siding
floorboardsceiling
Room's upper surface
ceiling panels · rafters · wall panels · ceiling tiles · wainscoting