Dictionary definition · floor
noun
- the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)"they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"
- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale"what level is the office on?"
- a lower limit"the government established a wage floor"
- the ground on which people and animals move about"the fire spared the forest floor"
- the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
- the lower inside surface of any hollow structure"the floor of the pelvis"
- the occupants of a floor"the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"
- the parliamentary right to address an assembly"the chairman granted him the floor"
- the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business"there was a motion from the floor"
- a large room in a exchange where the trading is done"he is a floor trader"
verb
- surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off"I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
- knock down with force"He decked his opponent"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).