Floor /(flōr)/

Floor

n.
  1. The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.
  2. The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of floor in sense 2.
  3. The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.
  4. A story of a building. See Story.
  5. The part of the house assigned to the members. (Legislative Assemblies) [U.S.]
  6. That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal. (Naut.)
  7. The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit. (Mining)

Phrases & Compounds
Floor cloth
a heavy fabric, painted, varnished, or saturated, with waterproof material, for covering floors; oilcloth.
Floor cramp
an implement for tightening the seams of floor boards before nailing them in position.
Floor light
a frame with glass panes in a floor.
Floor plan
A longitudinal section, showing a ship as divided at the water line.

Floor

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Floored; p. pr. & vb. n. Flooring

  1. To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards.
  2. To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent.
    Floored or crushed by him.
  3. To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination. [Colloq.]
    I've floored my little-go work.