floors
Surfaces underfoot indoors
Floors are the surfaces you walk on inside a building—the ground level of each story.
A floor is also a story itself: the third floor.
The floor of a legislative chamber is where members sit and debate; to have the floor is to be recognized to speak.
A floor can be a minimum level: wage floor, price floor.
To floor someone is to knock them down, or to stun them completely: The news floored me.
To floor it means to press a vehicle's accelerator to the floor.
Dense deciduous timber
- tileFlat surface-covering piece
- carpetThick floor textile
- laminateBond thin layers together
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
linoleum · marble · concrete · parquet · terrazzo · bamboo · cork · stone
Venue for formal dances
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- waltzDance in three-quarter time
- foxtrotSmooth partner dance
swing · disco · nightclub · parquet · sprung · studio · choreography · glide
Horizontal or uniform position
- tierHorizontal structural layer
- groundSolid surface underfoot
- basementSubterranean building level
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
penthouse · attic · landing · staircase · elevator · escalator · lobby · corridor
Cleaning floors with water
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
- polishingSmoothing by friction
- vacuumingRemoving dirt by suction
waxing · buffing · steam-cleaning · sanitizing · mop · broom · bucket · squeegee
Horizontal building beams
- subfloorBase beneath finished flooring
- beamsRays or supports
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- foundationUnderlying support structure
girders · trusses · reinforcement · plywood · decking · support · framework · cantilever
Smallest possible quantity
Daze by force
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- astonishShock with wonder
- flabbergastShock into speechlessness
- dumbfoundShock into silence
astound · speechless · bowled-over · blindsided · gobsmacked · thunderstruck
hardwood
Dense deciduous timber
vinyl · linoleum · marble · concrete · parquet · terrazzo · bamboo · cork · stone · slate
ballroom
Venue for formal dances
foxtrot · swing · disco · nightclub · parquet · sprung · studio · choreography · glide · shuffle
level
Horizontal or uniform position
mezzanine · penthouse · attic · landing · staircase · elevator · escalator · lobby · corridor · atrium
mopping
Cleaning floors with water
vacuuming · waxing · buffing · steam-cleaning · sanitizing · mop · broom · bucket · squeegee · detergent
joists
Horizontal building beams
- subfloorBase beneath finished flooring
- beamsRays or supports
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
foundation · girders · trusses · reinforcement · plywood · decking · support · framework · cantilever · span
minimum
Smallest possible quantity
stun
Daze by force
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- astonishShock with wonder
- flabbergastShock into speechlessness
dumbfound · astound · speechless · bowled-over · blindsided · gobsmacked · thunderstruck
- homehouse, home, apartment, condo, bathroom
- housekitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, dining room
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- building featuresentrance, entrances, exits, lobby, lobbies
- flat surfacestables, shelves, plains, plateaus, mesas
- interior finishespaint, drywall, tile, carpet, baseboards
- 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
floor, flooring, floored, dancefloor, ocean floor, floorer, shopfloor, floorcloth, underfloor