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How to pronounce floor
Say it like this: /floː/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does floor mean?
nounThe interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
“The room has a wooden floor.”
The bottom surface of a natural structure, entity, or space (e.g. cave, forest, ocean, desert, etc.); the ground (surface of the Earth).
“Many sunken ships rest on the ocean floor.”
The ground.
“After stepping off the bus, my wallet fell on the floor.”
verbTo cover or furnish with a floor.
“floor a house with pine boards”
To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down.
“Sam floored him perpetually, and beat his face to a jelly, without getting a scratch.”
To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the base of a wall, where it cannot easily be seen.
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