Floor Meaning and Definition

Floor

Floor

Pronunciation

/flɔr/

Part of Speech

Noun

Definition

A surface or level portion of a building, room, or enclosed area, typically covered with a material such as carpet, wood, tile, or stone.

Examples

  • Let’s move the furniture to the floor.
  • The floor creaked beneath her feet.

Etymology

From Old English flōr, from Proto-Germanic flēziz, from Proto-Indo-European plḗtur (bread, floor), from ple (full) and itura (to spread).

Usage Notes

The term “floor” is often used to describe the lower level of a building, whereas in British English, this level is typically called the “ground floor”.

Cultural References

In the TV show “Friends”, the character Ross Geller’s apartment has a distinctive orange floor, which becomes a recurring joke.

Idiomatic Expressions or Phrases

Floor plans, floor-to-ceiling, under the floorboards, and “kneecap to floor” (meaning completely exhausted).

Related Words or Phrases

Ground, level, surface, pavement, tile, carpet.

Collocations

floor plan, flooring, floor space, floor-to-ceiling, hard floor, wooden floor.

Frequency of Use

The term “floor” is commonly used in everyday language, with an estimated 1.3 billion occurrences in the English language.

Common Misspellings

Flor, Flooru, Flar.

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