floor

1. n. The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported. Source: opted

2. n. 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. Source: opted

3. n. The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge. Source: opted

4. n. A story of a building. See Story. Source: opted

5. n. The part of the house assigned to the members. Source: opted

6. n. The right to speak. Source: opted

7. n. That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal. Source: opted

8. n. The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit. Source: opted

9. n. A horizontal, flat ore body. Source: opted

10. v. t. To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards. Source: opted

11. v. t. 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. Source: opted

12. v. t. To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination. Source: opted

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