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Definition of floor:
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"
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 floor of the cave" 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" 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" |