Word Frequency
flooring (ˈflɔːrɪŋ
)
Definitions
noun
- the material used in making a floor, esp the surface material
- another word for floor (sense 1)
floor (flɔː
)
Definitions
noun
- Also called: flooring. the inner lower surface of a room
- a storey of a building ⇒
the second floor
- a flat bottom surface in or on any structure ⇒
the floor of a lift
,a dance floor
- the bottom surface of a tunnel, cave, river, sea, etc
- (mining) an underlying stratum
- (nautical) the bottom, or the lowermost framing members at the bottom, of a vessel
- that part of a legislative hall in which debate and other business is conducted
- the right to speak in a legislative or deliberative body (esp in the phrases get, have, or be given the floor)
- the room in a stock exchange where trading takes place
- the earth; ground
- a minimum price charged or paid ⇒
a wage floor
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See take the floor
verb
- to cover with or construct a floor
- tr to knock to the floor or ground
- tr (informal) to disconcert, confound, or defeat ⇒
to be floored by a problem
Word Origin
Old English flōr; related to Old Norse flōrr, Middle Low German vlōr floor, Latin plānus level, Greek planan to cause to wanderTranslations for 'flooring'
- British English: flooring Flooring is a material that is used to make the floor of a room. NOUNQuarry tiles are a popular kitchen flooring.
- Brazilian Portuguese: piso
- Chinese: 室内地面材料
- European Spanish: solería
- French: plancher
- German: Fußbodenbelag
- Italian: rivestimento per pavimenti
- Japanese: 床材
- Korean: 바닥재
- Portuguese: piso
- Spanish: piso
Example Sentences Including 'flooring'
A row of crudely-built latrines loomed up, basic affairs with holes cut into the flooring , built over the water courses.Noble Beginnnings
A similar offer on the 60-foot design includes the oak staircase and hardwood flooring in the living and dining rooms.Globe and Mail (2003)
A timber window seat has been built in with timber flooring.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Exposed wooden beams and wooden flooring feature in each of the properties, which are all distinctive and full of character.Country Life (2004)
Floor finish choices include granite, ceramic or porcelain tile; Sisal carpet; and wood flooring.Globe and Mail (2003)
He tolerated the fashions in flooring , the fads: the pale finishes, the beeswax, the crazy veneers.BEHINDLINGS (2002)
Most of the rooms and the hall have hardwood laminate flooring , although there is wool carpeting in the bedrooms.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Steps down, plants, and cork flooring visible through an uncurtained window indicated good pickings within.Left, Right and Centre
The flooring was firmly nailed down, so it would have required a considerable effort on Hauptmann's part to lever up and saw off a section.On My Way to the Club
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