- present participle of floor.
noun
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the material used in making a floor, esp the surface material
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another word for floor
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The small house includes a functional kitchen, wood flooring, and a bathroom, allowing the researchers to recreate ordinary household cleaning activities.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
He first ripped out a patch of artificial grass—a creature comfort running down the middle of the facility—and replaced it with rubber flooring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
She still isn’t a fan of the linoleum flooring or the brown painted cabinets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Among them was Cameron’s upstairs work loft, where Alix ripped out the carpet before adding dark gray textured walls, wood flooring, custom black shelving, weathered-looking light fixtures, and a large glass table.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
He pointed out a seam in the linoleum flooring that crossed the room.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
Items for which demand was last week reported high: Beer glasses and mugs, mirrors, linen, uniforms for barkeeps and barmaids, cabinet work including paneling for bars, murals, mosaic and composition floorings; also sausage, pretzels, pickles.
From Time Magazine Archive
Everything in her creaked; the floorings sloped away beneath Evelyn's feet, and now the madly-whirling froth poured in across the coaming.
From Vane of the Timberlands by Harold Bindloss
The fellow pushed him back and, losing his balance as the boat plunged over a comber, he fell heavily upon the floorings.
From The Coast of Adventure by Harold Bindloss
Some of the dwelling houses had the solid earth for floors, while others had floorings of hewn planks.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
Already the floorings were floating, and I dare not for a second loose the tiller.
From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Harold Bindloss
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