floor /flɔr/
1. 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"
2. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"
synset: floor, level, storey, story
3. a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor"
4. the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor"
synset: floor
5. the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
synset: floor
6. the lower inside surface of any hollow structure; "the floor of the pelvis"; "the floor of the cave"
synset: floor
7. the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"
synset: floor
8. the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor"
synset: floor
9. the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor"
synset: floor
10. a large room in a exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader"
synset: floor, trading_floor
1. surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
synset: shock, floor, ball_over, blow_out_of_the_water, take_aback
2. knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"
synset: deck, coldcock, dump, knock_down, floor
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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