floor

UK
/flɔː/
US
/flɔr/
floornoun
floors
pl
UK
/flɔː/
US
/flɔr/
Translations
The floor was covered with a beautiful carpet.
Пол был покрыт красивым ковром.
Our office is located on the fifth floor.
Наш офис находится на пятом этаже.
Additional translations
Definitions
The lower surface of a room, on which one may walk.
She swept the floor to keep it clean.
A level area or space in a building, typically one of several levels.
Their apartment is on the third floor of the building.
The part of a legislative assembly where members sit and debate.
The senator took the floor to present his argument.
A minimum level of prices or wages set by a government or organization.
The government set a floor on the price of milk to protect farmers.
The bottom surface of a body of water, such as a sea or ocean.
Divers explored the ocean floor for shipwrecks.
The right or opportunity to speak before an assembly or audience.
"You have the floor," the moderator announced.
Mathematics: the greatest integer less than or equal to a given real number (the floor function).
The floor of 4.9 is 4.
The main trading area of a stock exchange or similar marketplace.
Orders were frantically shouted across the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
floorverb
floored
Past Simple
floored
Past Participle
flooring
Gerund
UK
/flɔː/
US
/flɔr/
Translations
сбить с ног
The boxer floored his opponent with a powerful punch.
Боксер сбил с ног своего противника мощным ударом.
The news floored him completely.
Эта новость полностью поразила его.
Definitions
To provide a surface with a floor or flooring.
They decided to floor the entire house with hardwood.
To knock someone to the ground, especially in a fight or competition.
The boxer floored his opponent with a powerful right hook.
To surprise or shock someone greatly.
The unexpected news floored everyone in the room.
To press the accelerator of a vehicle to the floor, causing it to go as fast as possible.
He floored the gas pedal to overtake the slow-moving truck.
Mathematics: to round (a real number) down to the nearest integer.
When you floor 7.8, the result is 7.
flooradjective
UK
/flɔː/
US
/flɔr/
Attributive noun usage functioning adjectivally (e.g. “floor lamp”).
Definitions
Designed to be used on or placed directly on the floor.
They bought a floor cushion for extra seating.