floor


floor (http://definr.com/floor)

     n 1: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or
          hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"
          [syn: flooring]
     2: structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a
        single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the
        office on?" [syn: level, storey, story]
     3: a lower limit: "the government established a wage floor"
        [syn: base]
     4: the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire
        spared the forest floor"
     5: the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc.
     6: the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about
        the lack of heat"
     7: the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the
        chairman granted him the floor"
     8: the legislative hall where members debate and vote and
        conduct other business; "there was a motion from the
        floor"
     9: a large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done;
        "he is a floor trader" [syn: trading floor]
     v 1: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off [syn: shock, stun,
           ball over, blow out of the water, take aback]
     2: knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" [syn: deck,
         coldcock, dump, knock down]