flooring

[flawr-ing, flohr-]

noun

1. a floor.

2. floors collectively.

3. materials for making floors.

flooring

/ ˈflɔːrɪŋ /

noun

1. the material used in making a floor, esp the surface material

2. another word for floor

Other Word Forms

• underflooring noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of flooring¹

First recorded in 1615–25; floor + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

In 1993, after Hurricane Emily, she lost all of her inventory and had to replace the store’s windows, flooring and shelves.

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When Kassie and her three children got the keys to their new home, they were upset to discover rooms that had no carpets or flooring.

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It features a vintage kitchen with pink-and-white tiling, drab olive walls and industrial brown flooring.

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Two men who smuggled cannabis worth £9m from Manchester into Northern Ireland by hiding it in wooden flooring have been jailed.

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She said it cost £1,000 to add flooring to her home - not including her kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms.

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Related Words

• carpet 
• carpeting 
• linoleum 
• tile 
• woodwork