floor
/flɔr, floʊr/ Show Spelled[flawr, flohr] Show IPA
–noun
1.
that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
2.
a continuous, supporting surface extending horizontally throughout a building, having a number of rooms, apartments, or the like, and constituting one level or stage in the structure; story.
3.
a level, supporting surface in any structure: the elevator floor.
4.
one of two or more layers of material composing a floor: rough floor; finish floor.
5.
a platform or prepared level area for a particular use: a threshing floor.
6.
the bottom of any more or less hollow place: the floor of a tunnel.
7.
a more or less flat extent of surface: the floor of the ocean.
8.
the part of a legislative chamber, meeting room, etc., where the members sit, and from which they speak.
9.
the right of one member to speak from such a place in preference to other members: The senator from alaska has the floor.
10.
the area of a floor, as in a factory or retail store, where items are actually made or sold, as opposed to offices, supply areas, etc.: There are only two salesclerks on the floor.
11.
the main part of a stock or commodity exchange or the like, as distinguished from the galleries, platform, etc.
12.
the bottom, base, or minimum charged, demanded, or paid: The government avoided establishing a price or wage floor.
13.
Mining . an underlying stratum, as of ore, usually flat.
14.
Nautical .
a.
the bottom of a hull.
b.
any of a number of deep, transverse framing members at the bottom of a steel or iron hull, generally interrupted by and joined to any vertical keel or keelsons.
c.
the lowermost member of a frame in a wooden vessel.
