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floor

[flawr] / flɔr /
NOUN
bottom of a room; level of a multistory building
Synonyms
STRONGEST
basement canvas carpet deck flooring ground mat rug stage
STRONG
boards cellar flat landing mezzanine nadir story tier upstairs
WEAK
downstairs lowest point
Antonyms
WEAK
ceiling
VERB
perplex, confound
Synonyms
STRONG
baffle beat bewilder conquer defeat discomfit disconcert down drop dumbfound fell flatten ground level nonplus overthrow prostrate puzzle stump throw
WEAK
bowl over bring down bring up short knock down lay low
Antonyms
STRONG
clarify clear up encourage enlighten explain explicate

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So, that’s just really my goal — running the floor always and closing out possessions with rebounds and protecting the rim.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

His job included sweeping the floor and packaging mail orders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

So traditionally it’s gone through the Judiciary Committee, it’s gone to the House floor.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

The men used Google to search affluent postcodes to identify potential targets, according to police, before looking up floor plans on Rightmove.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

I was bolt awake now, sitting up on the bedroom floor, ripped from sleep by a smell from the kitchen.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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