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Nov 8, 2009
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Synonyms for floor

Noun

1. floor, flooring, horizontal surface, level
usage: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"
2. floor, level, storey, story, structure, construction
usage: structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?"
3. floor, base, control
usage: a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor"
4. floor, land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
usage: the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor"
5. floor, surface, Earth's surface
usage: the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc.
6. floor, gathering, assemblage
usage: the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"
7. floor, right
usage: the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor"
8. floor, hall
usage: the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor"
9. floor, trading floor, room
usage: a large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader"

Verb

1. shock, stun, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback, surprise
usage: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
2. deck, coldcock, dump, knock down, floor, beat
usage: knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"
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