floor
[ flawr, flohr ]
/ flɔr, floʊr /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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Idioms about floor
mop / wipe the floor with, Informal. to overwhelm completely; defeat: He expected to mop the floor with his opponents.
take the floor, to arise to address a meeting.
Origin of floor
before 900; Middle English flor,Old English flōr; cognate with Old Norse flōr,Middle Low German vlōr,Middle High German vluor (German Flur)
OTHER WORDS FROM floor
floorless, adjectiveun·der·floor, nounun·floor, verb (used with object)Dictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use floor in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for floor
floor
/ (flɔː) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for floor
Old English flōr; related to Old Norse flōrr, Middle Low German vlōr floor, Latin plānus level, Greek planan to cause to wander
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Other Idioms and Phrases with floor
floor
see ground floor; mop up the floor with; sink through the floor; take the floor; walk the floor.
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