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Definition of Floor
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Floor
The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported. The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of floor in sense 2. The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge. A story of a building. See Story. The part of the house assigned to the members. The right to speak. That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal. The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit. A horizontal, flat ore body. To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards. To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent. To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination. Related Definitions:
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Floor Quotations
I got in a fight one time with a really big guy, and he said, "I'm going to mop the floor with your face." I said, "You'll be sorry." He said, "Oh, yeah? Why?" I said, "Well, you won't be able to get into the corners very well." Emo Philips One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. George Carlin I thought it was a wonderful line - right on the cutting room floor. Natalie Wood When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way. Wayne Dyer I enjoyed debate on the floor but it's not really debate in the same way. Geraldine Ferraro |
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Floor Translations
floor in Afrikaans is verdieping floor in Danish is etage, gulv floor in Dutch is verdieping, etage floor in Finnish is kerros, lattia floor in Italian is pavimento, suolo floor in Latin is solum floor in Norwegian is etasje, golv floor in Portuguese is andar, soalho, assoalho floor in Spanish is pavimento |
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