Day 482
14 Oct 2022

floor

/flɔː/

noun
The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.Ground (surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground).The lower inside surface of a hollow space.A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories.The supporting surface or platform of a structure such as a bridge.A storey/story of a building.In a parliament, the part of the house assigned to the members, as opposed to the viewing gallery.Hence, the right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event.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.The largest integer less than or equal to a given number.An event performed on a floor-like carpeted surface.A floor-like carpeted surface for performing gymnastic movements.A lower limit on the interest rate payable on an otherwise variable-rate loan, used by lenders to defend against falls in interest rates. Opposite of a cap.A dance floor.The area in which business is conducted at a convention or exhibition

verb
To cover or furnish with a floor.To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down.(driving) To accelerate rapidly.To silence by a conclusive answer or retort.To amaze or greatly surprise.To finish or make an end of.To set a lower bound.