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- n 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 - n a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
- n a lower limit
the government established a wage floor - n the ground on which people and animals move about
the fire spared the forest floor - n the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
- n the lower inside surface of any hollow structure
the floor of the pelvis
the floor of the cave - n the occupants of a floor
the whole floor complained about the lack of heat - n the parliamentary right to address an assembly
the chairman granted him the floor - n the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business
there was a motion from the floor - n a large room in a exchange where the trading is done
he is a floor trader - v surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
I was floored when I heard that I was promoted - v knock down with force
- On the 34th-floor trading room of the Donaldson, Lufkin Jenrette (DLJ) brokerage firm on Wall Street, arriving traders are startled by the presence of uniformed security guards.
- Since most people don't own floor buffers or other electric mopping equipment, the Scooba isn't following a hard act.
- Madonna returns to the dance floor for inspiration and comes back with an irresistible new album.