floor

nouncountableA2UK /flɔː/ US /floɹ/

The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
The bottom surface of a natural structure, entity, or space (e.g. cave, forest, ocean, desert, etc.); the ground (surface of the Earth).
The ground.UK, colloquial, dialectal
A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories.
The supporting surface or platform of a structure such as a bridge.
A storey/story of a building.
In a parliament, the part of the house assigned to the members, as opposed to the viewing gallery.
The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event.
That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
A horizontal, flat ore body; the rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.
The bottom of a pit, pothole or mine.
The largest integer less than or equal to a given number.
An event performed on a floor-like carpeted surface; floor exercise
A floor-like carpeted surface for performing gymnastic movements.
A lower limit or minimum on a price or rate, a price floor. Opposite of a cap or ceiling.
A dance floor.
The trading floor of a stock exchange, pit; the area in which business is conducted at a convention or exhibition.
The area of a casino where gambling occurs.
The area of an establishment where food and drink are served to customers.

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When I tried to move the desk, one of its legs made a jarring sound as it scraped across the floor.

She shone her torch onto the floor before us.